Class 7 Transitive And Intransitive Verbs Worksheet
A verb can be transitive or intransitive. A transitive verb takes an object whereas an intransitive verb does not take an object. Most verbs can be used both transitively and intransitively.
State whether the verb is used transitively or intransitively in the following sentences. Watch this video about transitive and intransitive verbs on Youtube for explanations. You can find a Malayalam version of the same Youtube video here.
1. The wind is moving the curtain.
(Transitive/Intransitive; Verb: _________________; Object: ________________)
2. The wind is blowing fiercely.
(Transitive/Intransitive; Verb: _________________; Object: ________________)
3. Somebody opened the door.
(Transitive/Intransitive; Verb: _________________; Object: ________________)
4. Suddenly the door opened.
(Transitive/Intransitive; Verb: _________________; Object: ________________)
5. He slammed the door shut.
(Transitive/Intransitive; Verb: _________________; Object: ________________)
6. Your book is selling well.
(Transitive/Intransitive; Verb: _________________; Object: ________________)
7. The boy went to the park.
(Transitive/Intransitive; Verb: _________________; Object: ________________)
8. He can’t stand his mother-in-law.
(Transitive/Intransitive; Verb: _________________; Object: ________________)
9. I like climbing mountains.
(Transitive/Intransitive; Verb: _________________; Object: ________________)
10. I am going to buy her some flowers.
(Transitive/Intransitive; Verb: _________________; Object: ________________)
11. I have invited my friends.
(Transitive/Intransitive; Verb: _________________; Object: ________________)
12. I don’t sleep very well.
(Transitive/Intransitive; Verb: _________________; Object: ________________)
13. She sat on the bench.
(Transitive/Intransitive; Verb: _________________; Object: ________________)
14. We have lost.
(Transitive/Intransitive; Verb: _________________; Object: ________________)
15. Our team lost the match.
(Transitive/Intransitive; Verb: _________________; Object: ________________)
16. The car may need a new battery.
(Transitive/Intransitive; Verb: _________________; Object: ________________)
17. We ought to visit them this weekend.
(Transitive/Intransitive; Verb: _________________; Object: ________________)
18. We can no longer wait.
(Transitive/Intransitive; Verb: _________________; Object: ________________)
19. She was upset.
(Transitive/Intransitive; Verb: _________________; Object: ________________)
20. It is raining.
(Transitive/Intransitive; Verb: _________________; Object: ________________)
Answers
1. Transitive; verb – is moving; object – the curtain
2. Intransitive; verb – is blowing; no object
3. Transitive; verb – opened; object – the door
4. Intransitive; verb – opened; no object
5. Transitive; verb – slammed; object – the door
6. Intransitive; verb – is selling; no object
7. Intransitive; verb – went; no object
8. Transitive; verb – stand; object – his mother-in-law
9. Transitive; verb – like; object – climbing mountains
10. Transitive; verb – buy; objects – her, flowers
11. Transitive; verb – invited; object – my friends
12. Intransitive; verb – sleep; no object
13. Intransitive; verb – sat; no object
14. Intransitive; verb – have lost; no object
15. Transitive; verb – lost; object – the match
16. Transitive; verb – may need; object – a battery
17. Transitive; verb – ought to visit; object – them
18. Intransitive; verb – can wait; no object
19. Intransitive; verb – was; no object
20. Intransitive; verb – is; no object
Is the sentence I like climbing mountains is transitive or intransitive verb
It is transitive. Here the object is the gerund phrase ‘climbing mountains’.
Mam in the sentence ‘ The children are playing in the park’ . Why the sentence is transitive and the sentence ‘you must tell ther truth ‘ is transitive
Children are playing in the park is intransitive. Here the verb ‘are playing’ does not have an object. Try to putting the question whom or what after the verb to check whether the verb is transitive or intransitive. If there is no answer the verb is intransitive. The object is almost always a noun, pronoun or ing form. If you find another word after the verb, it is safe to assume that it is intransitive.
In the sentence you must tell the truth, there is an object – the truth; hence, it is transitive.
Hello Ma’am.
Can you please explain why …She sat on the bench.
He went to the park … are intransitive verbs.
They don’t have an object. Here the nouns bench and park are the objects of the prepositions on and to respectively. They are not the objects of the verbs sat and went. To know whether a verb is transitive, put the question whom or what immediately after the verb. If you get an answer, the verb is transitive. If there is no answer the verb is intransitive.