Direct Object Worksheets - Free Printable

Let's solve this worksheet step by step. The task is to identify the underlined object in each sentence and label it as:

- DO = direct object
- IO = indirect object
- OP = object of the preposition

We’ll go through each sentence one by one.

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1. The idea of human flight fascinated Leonardo da Vinci.

- Underlined: idea
- "Fascinated" is the verb.
- Who/what was fascinated? Leonardo da Vinci — that’s the subject.
- What caused the fascination? The idea → it receives the action of the verb.
- So, "idea" is the direct object (DO) because it answers "What fascinated Leonardo?"

✔ Answer: DO

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2. Leonardo often purchased live birds and set them free after studying their wing structure.

- Underlined: birds
- Verb: "purchased"
- What did he purchase? Birds → direct object
- "Set them free" is a separate action, but “birds” is the object of "purchased"

✔ Answer: DO

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3. Jordan wrote a report about flightless birds, including ostriches and kiwis.

- Underlined: report
- Verb: "wrote"
- What did Jordan write? A report → direct object

✔ Answer: DO

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4. Kevin enjoys science fiction books about life on other planets.

- Underlined: books
- Verb: "enjoys"
- What does Kevin enjoy? Books → direct object

✔ Answer: DO

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5. Miss Duncan showed her students a movie about the history of space exploration.

- Underlined: students
- Verb: "showed"
- "Showed" has two objects:
- her students → who received the movie (indirect object)
- a movie → what was shown (direct object)
- Since students is receiving the action indirectly (they were shown something), it's an indirect object (IO)

✔ Answer: IO

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6. The astronaut, John Glenn, orbited Earth on February 20, 1962.

- Underlined: Earth
- Verb: "orbited"
- What did John Glenn orbit? Earth → direct object

✔ Answer: DO

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7. Logan built his little brother a model of a spaceship.

- Underlined: brother
- Verb: "built"
- "Built" takes two objects:
- his little brother → who received the model (indirect object)
- a model → what was built (direct object)
- So, brother is the indirect object (IO)

✔ Answer: IO

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8. Rachel won a prize for the most inventive paper airplane.

- Underlined: prize
- Verb: "won"
- What did Rachel win? A prize → direct object

✔ Answer: DO

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9. I sent you some articles about the possibility of extraterrestrial life on Mars.

- Underlined: you
- Verb: "sent"
- "Sent" has:
- you → recipient (indirect object)
- some articles → what was sent (direct object)
- So, you is the indirect object (IO)

✔ Answer: IO

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10. A Greek myth tells the story of Icarus flying too close to the sun while wearing wings made of wax and feathers.

- Underlined: story
- Verb: "tells"
- What does the myth tell? The story → direct object

✔ Answer: DO

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✔ Final Answers:

1. DO
2. DO
3. DO
4. DO
5. IO
6. DO
7. IO
8. DO
9. IO
10. DO

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Summary of Concepts:

- Direct Object (DO): Receives the action of the verb. Ask: "What?" or "Whom?"
- Indirect Object (IO): Receives the direct object. Often comes before the DO and answers "to whom?" or "for whom?"
- Object of Preposition (OP): Follows a preposition (like "about", "on", "for"). But none of the underlined words here are OPs.

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