Revision worksheet on transitive and intransitive verbs for Class VII students at Indian School Muscat.

Let’s go step by step to solve this worksheet.

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Part 1: Decide if the bolded verb is transitive or intransitive

Remember:
- Transitive verbs need an object — something that receives the action.
- Intransitive verbs do NOT need an object — they make sense alone.

Let’s check each sentence:

1. I worked all night.
→ “Worked” doesn’t have an object here. You’re not working *something*.
✔ Intransitive

2. He gave the book to the teacher.
→ “Gave” has an object: “the book”. He gave *what?* → the book.
✔ Transitive

3. They laughed at the joke.
→ “Laughed” doesn’t take a direct object. “At the joke” is a prepositional phrase, not the thing being laughed (you don’t laugh *a joke*).
✔ Intransitive

4. She slept for eight hours.
→ “Slept” doesn’t need an object. “For eight hours” tells how long, not what was slept.
✔ Intransitive

5. We lived in Mexico for two years.
→ “Lived” doesn’t take an object. “In Mexico” is where, not what you lived.
✔ Intransitive

6. I like her.
→ “Like” has an object: “her”. You like *who?* → her.
✔ Transitive

7. We clean our rooms every day.
→ “Clean” has an object: “our rooms”. You clean *what?* → our rooms.
✔ Transitive

8. My brother moved to another city.
→ “Moved” doesn’t have a direct object. “To another city” is where he moved, not what he moved.
✔ Intransitive

9. My brother moved his furniture.
→ “Moved” has an object: “his furniture”. He moved *what?* → his furniture.
✔ Transitive

10. These people painted their house blue.
→ “Painted” has an object: “their house”. They painted *what?* → their house. (“Blue” describes the result, but the object is still “house”)
✔ Transitive

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Part 2: Name the verb, say if it’s transitive/intransitive, and circle the object (if any)

Again, remember:
- If there’s no object → intransitive.
- If there IS an object → transitive, and we circle it.

1. Some are right-handed.
→ Verb: “are” (linking verb)
→ No object — “right-handed” describes “some”, it’s not receiving action.
✔ Intransitive
→ Object: none

2. The explosion sank the ship.
→ Verb: “sank”
→ What did the explosion sink? → “the ship” → that’s the object.
✔ Transitive
→ Object: the ship

3. He spoke the truth.
→ Verb: “spoke”
→ What did he speak? → “the truth” → object.
✔ Transitive
→ Object: the truth

4. He spoke loudly.
→ Verb: “spoke”
→ “Loudly” is an adverb — tells HOW he spoke, not WHAT he spoke. No object.
✔ Intransitive
→ Object: none

5. Boil the water.
→ Verb: “Boil”
→ What do you boil? → “the water” → object.
✔ Transitive
→ Object: the water

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Final Answer:

Part 1:
1. Intransitive
2. Transitive
3. Intransitive
4. Intransitive
5. Intransitive
6. Transitive
7. Transitive
8. Intransitive
9. Transitive
10. Transitive

Part 2:
1. Verb: are → Intransitive → Object: none
2. Verb: sank → Transitive → Object: the ship
3. Verb: spoke → Transitive → Object: the truth
4. Verb: spoke → Intransitive → Object: none
5. Verb: Boil → Transitive → Object: the water