Transitive and intransitive verbs worksheet - Free Printable

Let's solve the task step by step.

We are asked to determine whether the verbs in each sentence are transitive or intransitive.

🔹 Definitions:

- Transitive verb: A verb that requires a direct object (the receiver of the action).
Example: *She kicked the ball.* → "kicked" is transitive because it has a direct object "the ball".

- Intransitive verb: A verb that does not take a direct object.
Example: *He runs fast.* → "runs" is intransitive because there’s no direct object receiving the action.

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Now, let’s analyze each sentence:

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1. Kishor kicked the ball.
- Verb: *kicked*
- Object: *the ball* (direct object)
✔ Transitive

2. I never eat junk foods.
- Verb: *eat*
- Object: *junk foods* (direct object)
✔ Transitive

3. Vishnu writes neatly.
- Verb: *writes*
- No object — only an adverb "neatly" modifying the verb
✘ Intransitive

4. Monisha bought some books.
- Verb: *bought*
- Object: *some books* (direct object)
✔ Transitive

5. Prajin played the guitar.
- Verb: *played*
- Object: *the guitar* (direct object)
✔ Transitive

6. My uncle wrote a letter.
- Verb: *wrote*
- Object: *a letter* (direct object)
✔ Transitive

7. We usually study in the evenings.
- Verb: *study*
- No direct object; "in the evenings" is a time phrase
✘ Intransitive

8. She was playing all the day long.
- Verb: *playing*
- No direct object; "all the day long" is an adverbial phrase
✘ Intransitive

9. The doctor advised Ram to exercise regularly.
- Verb: *advised*
- Object: *Ram* (indirect object), and *to exercise regularly* (infinitive phrase as complement)
- But "advised" takes a person (object) and then a clause → It is transitive because it has a direct object ("Ram")
✔ Transitive

> Note: Even though "to exercise regularly" is not a noun, "advised" is transitive because it requires an object (Ram).

10. Pooja laughed at the joke.
- Verb: *laughed*
- "At the joke" is a prepositional phrase — "the joke" is not a direct object
- The verb "laugh" is intransitive here
✘ Intransitive

> Note: Some verbs like "laugh" can be used transitively in rare cases (e.g., "He laughed her off"), but in this case, it's intransitive.

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✔ Final Answers:

| Sentence | Verb | Type |
|--------|------------|--------------|
| 1 | kicked | Transitive |
| 2 | eat | Transitive |
| 3 | writes | Intransitive |
| 4 | bought | Transitive |
| 5 | played | Transitive |
| 6 | wrote | Transitive |
| 7 | study | Intransitive |
| 8 | playing | Intransitive |
| 9 | advised | Transitive |
| 10 | laughed | Intransitive |

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📝 Summary:

- Transitive verbs: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9
- Intransitive verbs: 3, 7, 8, 10

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