Activities: “English causative verbs: What are they and how to use them?”
Activity 1: Fill in the blanks
Use the verbs below to fill in the blanks:
stay | get | read | work | clean |
write | be | wear | help | lend |
Remember, some causative verbs come before the infinitive with to while others come before the bare infinitive! To help you out, we’ve put the causative verbs in bold.
Lisa had her friendsher move to her new apartment.
Sorry, a delay on the bus caused me late!
The school requires all new students an ID card.
Derek got Carlhim some money.
My parents let meout until 2 a.m. on the weekend.
I had my friend the book I wrote and give me feedback.
The teacher forced us together
The babysitter made the kids up the mess.
Our boss permits us jeans on Fridays.
Sarah helped her coworker the report that the boss wanted.
Activity 2: Describe the pictures
Check out each picture below. How can you describe the situation in each image using a causative verb? Try to write a sentence for each picture describing what’s happening using causative verbs. And remember that you can be creative and imagine a scenario!
Here are some common causative verbs that you might want to use:
let | make | require | permit | allow |
force | cause | have | get | help |
For example:
He made her laugh.
Your turn!