Causative Verbs Exercises

1. What are Causative Verbs?

Verbs that show happiness
Verbs that show the cause of an action
Verbs that are always in the past tense
Verbs that are used only in questions

2. Which of the following is NOT a causative verb?

Make
Have
Jump
Get

3. How is the causative verb "Make" generally used?

To persuade someone to do something
To force someone to do something
To allow someone to do something
To request someone to do something

4. Which sentence correctly uses a causative verb?

John cake made the.
John had his car washed.
John the children allowed to go to the park.
John is cake making.

5. What is the structure when using "Have" as a causative verb?

[Subject] + have + [person] + to + [base form of verb]
[Subject] + have + [person] + [base form of verb]
[Subject] + have + to + [person] + [base form of verb]
[Subject] + [person] + have + [base form of verb]

6. Can causative verbs be used in different tenses?

Yes
No

7. Which sentence is in the correct form using a causative verb in a question?

Is John making the cake?
John is making the cake?
Is the cake making John?
The cake is making John?

8. Which of the following sentences uses a causative verb in the negative form correctly?

John didn't allow the children to go to the park.
John didn't allowed the children to go to the park.
John not allowed the children to go to the park.
John allow didn't the children to go to the park.

9. What does the causative verb "Help" express?

Forcing someone to do something
Allowing something to happen
Helping someone else to do something
Preventing something from happening

10. Which of the following sentences is NOT a correct use of a causative verb?

John got his car washed.
John made his bed.
John allowed the children to go to the park.
John had the mechanic to fix her car.