Do or Receive the Action: Transitive and Intransitive Verbs for Class 6

This Grade 6 worksheet helps learners identify and correctly use transitive verbs (which need an object) and intransitive verbs (which do not). Through identification, correction, sentence creation, and comparison tasks, students learn how verb meaning changes based on whether an object is needed.

Why Transitive and Intransitive Verbs Matter in Grammar?

Understanding how verbs function in a sentence is key to sentence clarity. For Grade 6 students, this is important because:

1. Transitive verbs require an object to complete their meaning.

2. Intransitive verbs do not take objects and still make sense on their own.

3. Some verbs can be both—depending on context.

4. It helps improve sentence structure and editing accuracy.

What’s Inside This Worksheet?

This worksheet includes four grammar-rich exercises designed to help students classify and apply transitive and intransitive verbs:

🧠 Exercise 1 – Underline the Verbs

Students underline the verb in each sentence and identify it as transitive or intransitive. If transitive, they also circle the object.

✏️ Exercise 2 – Fill in the Blanks

Learners complete each sentence using a suitable transitive or intransitive verb based on the context.

📋 Exercise 3 – Rewrite the Sentences

Students find and correct errors where a verb is misused with or without an object.

📝 Exercise 4 – Sentence Formation

Students use 5 verbs in two ways—once transitively and once intransitively—to show how usage changes.

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise 1 – Underline the Verb, Circle Object (if transitive), Label

1. explained (transitive) – object: the lesson

2. laughed (intransitive)

3. placed (transitive) – object: the book

4. slept (intransitive)

5. kicked (transitive) – object: the ball

6. arrived (intransitive)

7. painted (transitive) – object: a picture

8. played (intransitive)

9. visited (transitive) – object: the museum

10. threw (transitive) – object: the stone

Exercise 2 – Fill in the Blanks (Sample Answers)

1. repaired (transitive)

2. stayed (intransitive)

3. flew (intransitive)

4. explained (transitive)

5. laughed (intransitive)

6. hung (transitive)

7. rested (intransitive)

8. sketched (transitive)

9. barked (intransitive)

10. cried (intransitive)

Exercise 3 – Rewritten Sentences

1. He arrived **at** the train station late.

2. The baby slept **on** the pillow.

3. The singer performed beautifully.

4. I fell **down** the stairs yesterday.

5. She went **to** the school quickly.

6. We returned **from** the gift shop happily.

7. They entered the hall quietly.

8. He jumped **into** the puddle with joy.

9. The bird flew **across** the sky.

10. Maya smiled **at** her brother.

Exercise 4 – Sample Sentence Formation

Verb: play

- Transitive: She played the guitar.

- Intransitive: The children played outside.

Verb: throw

- Transitive: He threw the ball.

- Intransitive: He threw angrily.

Verb: draw

- Transitive: I drew a sketch.

- Intransitive: She loves to draw.

Verb: open

- Transitive: He opened the box.

- Intransitive: The door opened suddenly.

Verb: start

- Transitive: She started the machine.

- Intransitive: The race started on time.