Use this worksheet to test your ability to spot whether a verb requires a direct object or stands alone.

Let's solve this step by step. The task is to identify whether the underlined verbs in each sentence are transitive or intransitive.

Definitions:

- Transitive verb: A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning.
- Example: *She bought a book.* → "bought" needs "a book" (direct object).
- Intransitive verb: A verb that does not take a direct object.
- Example: *He sleeps.* → "sleeps" doesn't need an object.

Now, let’s analyze each sentence:

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1. When he arrived, nobody was there to greet him.
- Underlined verb: arrived
- Does "arrived" have a direct object? No. It just tells us what happened — he came to a place.
- "Arrived" is an intransitive verb.
✔ Answer: Intransitive

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2. I bought a bicycle so I can go to school faster.
- Underlined verb: bought
- What did I buy? "A bicycle" — this is the direct object.
- So, "bought" takes a direct object → transitive verb.
✔ Answer: Transitive

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3. The boy laughed so much that milk came out of his nose.
- Underlined verb: laughed
- Does "laughed" have a direct object? No. Laughing is an action that doesn’t require an object.
- Even though the result is milk coming out, that’s not a direct object.
✔ Answer: Intransitive

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4. He reads books to help him fall asleep.
- Underlined verb: reads
- What does he read? "Books" — this is the direct object.
- "Reads" takes "books" as its object → transitive verb.
✔ Answer: Transitive

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5. Jim is sleeping so don't be so loud.
- Underlined verb: sleeping
- Is there a direct object? No. "Sleeping" is a state or action without an object.
- "Sleep" is intransitive.
✔ Answer: Intransitive

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Final Answers:

1. Intransitive
2. Transitive
3. Intransitive
4. Transitive
5. Intransitive

✔ Completed Task:
Fill in the blanks with:
1. Intransitive
2. Transitive
3. Intransitive
4. Transitive
5. Intransitive