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 at a time, identify the underlined word(s), and determine its grammatical role.

---

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

- Underlined: fascinated
- But wait — "fascinated" is a verb, not an object. Let’s recheck the sentence.
- Actually, the underlined part might be Leonardo da Vinci (the recipient of the action).
- Sentence structure: *The idea... fascinated [Leonardo da Vinci]*.
- "Leonardo da Vinci" is the receiver of the action — who was fascinated.
- So, Leonardo da Vinci is the direct object (DO).

✔ Answer: DO

---

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

- Underlined: birds
- "Purchased" is the verb; "birds" is what he bought.
- So, birds is the direct object of "purchased".

✔ Answer: DO

---

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

- Underlined: saga
- Verb: "wrote"
- What did Jordan write? A saga → saga is the direct object.

✔ Answer: DO

---

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

- Underlined: planets
- "About life on other planets" is a prepositional phrase.
- "On" is the preposition; "planets" is the object of the preposition.

✔ Answer: OP

---

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

- Underlined: her students
- Verb: "showed"
- "Showed" is a transitive verb that can take two objects:
- Indirect object: her students (to whom the movie was shown)
- Direct object: a movie (what was shown)
- So, her students is the indirect object (IO).

✔ Answer: IO

---

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

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

✔ Answer: DO

---

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

- Underlined: his little brother
- Verb: "built"
- "Built" takes:
- Indirect object: his little brother (for whom the model was built)
- Direct object: a model
- So, his little brother is the indirect object (IO).

✔ Answer: IO

---

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

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

✔ Answer: DO

---

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

- Underlined: you
- Verb: "sent"
- "Sent" takes:
- Indirect object: you (to whom the articles were sent)
- Direct object: some articles
- So, you is the indirect object (IO).

✔ Answer: IO

---

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

- Underlined: wax
- "Made of wax and feathers" is a prepositional phrase.
- "Of" is the preposition; wax is the object of the preposition.

✔ Answer: OP

---

Final Answers:

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

---

Summary:

| Sentence | Object | Type |
|--------|--------|------|
| 1 | Leonardo da Vinci | DO |
| 2 | birds | DO |
| 3 | saga | DO |
| 4 | planets | OP |
| 5 | her students | IO |
| 6 | Earth | DO |
| 7 | his little brother | IO |
| 8 | prize | DO |
| 9 | you | IO |
| 10 | wax | OP |

✔ All answers are now correctly identified!