Transitive and intransitive verbs
*A verbs that take a direct object
to complete its meaning is a transitive verb.
He
spoke to me.
*A verb that does not need a direct
object to complete its meaning is an intransitive verb.
She
laughed loudly.
A. Underline the
transitive verbs and circle the intransitive verbs in these sentences.
1.
He wrote a letter. Vt.
2.
San worked in a retail store. Vi.
3.
Janet studies medicine at the University. Vt.
4.
Linda sings beautifully. Vi.
5.
Pail went to the mall last evening. Vi.
6.
He slpet heavily. Vi.
7.
Gina was a famous artist. Vi.
8.
Tim learned to swim last summer. Vt.
B.
Undeline the verbs in
each sentence.
1.
Michelle loves ice-cream and chocolate.
2.
She eats ice-cream almost everyday.
3.
Her sister, Meg, does not like sweets.
4.
Meg gave Michelle a box of chocolates on her birthday.
5.
Michelle found the box under her pillow in the morning.
6.
Meg received a book as a gift from Michelle.
7.
Meg enjoys reading.
C.
Complete these sentences, Use
the correct past Tense form of the verb in the brackets.
2. Tom though his house was nice.
3. One day, he looked
across the valley at his house.
4. He began
to pedal back to his house.
5. He saw something
that made him stop.
6. The rays of the sun fell
on the windows of his house.
7. The windows shone
like a thousand rainbows.
8. Tom felt
that his house seemed a magical place.
D. Complete these
sentence with suitable verbs of your choice. In the box alongside, write T for
Transitive and IT for Intransitive.
1. Hamelin was famous
for the legend of the Pied piper. Vi.
2.The pied piper wore
a coat of many colors. Vi.
3. HE played
strange music on his pipe. Vi.
4. Whenever he flew,
the rats came him. Vi.
5. Finally they swam
in the river. Vi.
6. The people of Hamelin were overjoyed.
VT.
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