Causative Exercises - Test 1

Test 1 of 17 in B1 · #1 of 68 overall · 20 exercises

1. 1

   Which of the following sentences best demonstrates an upper-intermediate usage of the causative with ‘get’?

   💡Hint
   aWe get our teacher to explain the homework every day. bWe get the homework explain the teacher every day. cWe get the teacher explains the homework every day. dWe get explained the homework by the teacher every day.

2. 2

   Identify the incorrect part of the causative sentence:

   She got the babysitter to put the children to bed early.

   💡Hint
   athe children to bed bgot the babysitter cto put dNo error

3. 3

   Fill in the blank:

   Read this excerpt: "During the renovations, the company insisted every manager __________ their own office keys duplicated."

   💡Hint
   ahaving bhave cto have dhad to

4. 4

   Choose the appropriate causative verb:

   The boss ___ us stay late at the office to complete the presentation.

   💡Hint
   atold bgot casked dmade

5. 5

   Select the option that transforms the active sentence into a correct causative structure:

   Active: "Someone will clean your room soon."

   💡Hint
   aYou will have your room cleaned soon. bYou will your room cleaned soon. cYou have your room to be cleaned soon. dYou will be cleaned your room soon.

6. 6

   Identify the correct causative sentence:

   💡Hint
   aShe let her bag repairing by the shop assistant. bThey got their house cleaning before moving in. cI had my computer repaired at the shop. dHe made his brother to take care of the dog.

7. 7

   Find the error in this causative sentence:

   I made him to explain his decision in detail.

   💡Hint
   aReplace "made" with "had." bRemove "to" before "explain." cAdd "by" before "explain." dChange "his" to "the."

8. 8

   Which sentence is correct?

   💡Hint
   aThey got their roof painting last summer. bI had my phone fixed by a technician. cShe let her brother to drive her car. dWe made him to complete the assignment.

9. 9

   Choose the correct question using the causative:

   ___ your washing machine repaired yet?

   💡Hint
   aAre you having bDid you have cHave you had dDo you get

10. 10

    Find the error in this causative sentence:

    We had our windows clean last weekend.

    💡Hint
    aReplace "had" with "got." bReplace "our" with "the." cAdd "to" before "clean." dChange "clean" to "cleaned."

11. 11

    Which sentence shows the use of a causative in the passive voice?

    💡Hint
    aShe made her brother apologize for being late. bHe had his essay checked by his teacher. cThey let their friends borrow their car. dI got my phone repairing by a technician.

12. 12

    Choose the correct passive causative transformation:

    Someone cleans their house every week.

    💡Hint
    aThey have their house cleaned every week. bThe house was cleaned every week. cThey clean their house every week. dThey cleaned the house weekly.

13. 13

    Which sentence demonstrates an accurate use of the causative with "let"?

    💡Hint
    aShe let her children to go to the park after school. bHe let his friend borrow his jacket for the evening. cThey let the cat to sleep on the couch. dI let her taking my place in the meeting.

14. 14

    Fill the gap:

    My boss wouldn’t ___ me leave early unless I finished the report first.

    💡Hint
    amake bget clet dhave

15. 15

    Complete the sentence with the correct causative form:

    We ___ (have) the garden landscaped because it was too overgrown to handle ourselves.

    💡Hint
    ahaving bhas chave dhad

16. 16

    Which sentence uses the causative correctly?

    💡Hint
    aThey made their guests to wait outside for hours. bI got my phone fixing last weekend. cHe got his watch repaired at the mall. dShe had her brother to drive her to the airport.

17. 17

    Which question uses the causative correctly?

    💡Hint
    aWho does cut your hair? bWho does cut your hair by you? cWho do you get your hair cut? dWho do you get to cut your hair?

18. 18

    Complete the sentence with the best option:

    In order to ensure the guests were comfortable, the host __________ fresh towels brought to every room before check-in.

    💡Hint
    agot blet cmade dtold

19. 19

    Choose the correct sentence using "make" as a causative verb:

    💡Hint
    aShe made her son finish his homework before playing video games. bThey made their house painted last week. cHe made his assistant to schedule the meeting. dI made my friend to buy me lunch.

20. 20

    Find the error in this causative sentence:

    We got our teacher explain the homework to us again.

    💡Hint
    aChange "our teacher" to "the teacher." bRemove "again" from the sentence. cAdd "to" before "explain." dReplace "explain" with "explaining."

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