CBSE Class 7 English Transitive And Intransitive Verbs Worksheet

Question. They grow vegetables in their backyard.
(a) Intransitive
(b) Transitive

Answer : B

Question. My father bought me a bicycle.
(a) Transitive
(b) Intransitive

Answer : A

Question. They burnt the old clothes.
(a) Transitive
(b) Intransitive

Answer : A

Question. They felled the tree.
(a) Intransitive
(b) Transitive

Answer : B

Question. The driver stopped the car.
(a) Transitive
(b) Intransitive

Answer : A

Question. The teacher asked me a question.
(a) Transitive
(b) Intransitive

Answer : A

Question. I gave her the message.
(a) Intransitive
(b) Transitive

Answer : B

Question. Many trees fell in the storm.
(a) Transitive
(b) Intransitive

Answer : B

Question. The fire burns brightly.
(a) Transitive
(b) Intransitive

Answer : B

Question. The storm uprooted the tree.
(a) Transitive
(b) Intransitive

Answer : B

Question. Rice grows well in regions with heavy rainfall.
(a) Transitive
(b) Intransitive

Answer : B

Question. The car stopped suddenly.
(a) Transitive
(b) Intransitive

Answer : A
 

An action verb that is followed by a direct object is called a transitive verb. An action verb that is not followed by a direct object is called an intransitive verb.

Some verbs can be either transitive or intransitive, depending on the words that follow them. Remember that a direct object answers the question what? or whom?

The polar bears eat slowly.

The word slowly tells how the bears eat. It does not answer the question what? or whom? In this sentence, the action verb eat is intransitive because it is not followed by a direct object.

The polar bears eat fish.

The word fish answers the question what? In this sentence, the action verb eat is transitive because it is followed by the direct object fish.

• Exercise 1 Draw two lines under the action verb in each sentence. Write T in the blank if the verb is transitive. Write I if the verb is intransitive.

      T         Mitchell repaired the computer.

..........     1. The baby cried loudly.

..........     2. Marta finished early.

..........     3. We climbed three flights of stairs.

..........     4. Carly sings better than I do.

..........     5. My brother pedaled his bike down the sidewalk.

..........     6. The peanut butter cookies burned.

..........     7. My aunt called me yesterday.

..........     8. The pet store opened late.

..........     9. Peter’s goldfish eats in the morning.

..........     10. Jen sank the ball through the hoop.

..........     11. After school, Zach ate two apples.

..........     12. The alarm woke Ethan at seven.

..........     13. The bathtub overflowed.

..........     14. Aisha practiced every day.

..........     15. The city closed our street during the construction.

..........     16. My neighbor’s dog barked all night.

..........     17. Tamara washed her mother’s car on Saturday.

..........     18. William found the doctor’s phone number.

..........     19. The upstairs phone rang.

..........     20. Ingrid packed her sister’s lunch.

..........     21. Heavy snow fell during the night.

..........     22. Ruby starts piano lessons tomorrow.

..........     23. We watched a video in class.

..........     24. Our elaborate plans failed.

..........     25. Jamie’s father grows prize-winning pumpkins.

..........     26. My grandfather snores loudly.

..........     27. Maureen and Sarah skated for two hours.

..........     28. I dropped my key.

..........     29. Gordon borrowed nine books from the library.

..........     30. The track team broke three records.

..........     31. Kaitlin scored in the second inning.

..........     32. Gilberto asked the librarian.

..........     33. She painted more carefully than ever.

..........     34. A kitten followed me home.

..........     35. The hall door slammed.

..........     36. The doctor’s office closes at five.

..........     37. A wave knocked Cameron off his feet.

..........     38. Andy and Jorge’s boat sailed swiftly across the pond.

..........     39. The band played only jazz.

..........     I 40. The class decorated for the fall festival.

State whether the underlined verbs in the given sentences are Transitive or Intransitive:

1. They eat bread.

2. Farmers grow sugarcane.

3. The hen has laid an egg.

4. The servant sets the house in order.

5. Rakesh is running a hotel in New York.

6. Water freezes at 0o C.

7. They boil water.

8. The boys fly kites.

9. We eat to live.

10. Birds are flying in the sky.

11. The horse runs fast.

12. I have sold my old car.

13. She lied to her mother.

14. Parul does her work carefully.

15. He hung a picture on the wall.

16. Sugarcane grows in Madhya Pradesh.

17. The soldiers fought bravely.

18. They are felling trees.

19. He cast his vote.

20. Students sit on benches.

21. The sun sets early in winter.

22. He became a doctor.

23. They have taken their meals.

24. Her father looks unwell.

25. The sun rises in the east.