CBSE Class 6 English Action Verbs and Indirect Objects Worksheet

An indirect object can appear only in a sentence that has a direct object. Just as a direct object answers the question whom? or what? after an action verb, an indirect object answers the question to whom? or for whom? An indirect object always comes before the direct object.

James bought Corey a cold drink. (The indirect object Corey answers the question, James bought a cold drink for whom?)

Naomi gives the class red pencils. (The indirect object class answers the question Naomi gives red pencils to whom?)

• Exercise 1 Write DO in the blank if the italicized word is a direct object or IO if it is an indirect object.

IO The doctor gave Maya a vision test.

IO 1. My cousin Rita brought us fresh-picked vegetables.

DO 2. Loud music gives my mother headaches.

DO 3. Janelle baked her family double-chocolate brownies.

IO 4. Louie’s sister made the team a pitcher of lemonade.

IO 5. Ezra read us the newspaper from Mexico City.

DO 6. Colleen showed her father her new gymnastics routine.

IO 7. Camille loaned us her tent.

DO 8. He offered my mother a ride to her office.

IO 9. My sister gave the dog a dish of water.

DO 10. The president gave me his autograph.

IO 11. Carmen sewed her new niece a crib quilt.

IO 12. My father prepared us a feast.

IO 13. The middle school sent the shelter more than five hundred cans of food.

DO 14. Oma gave Carl three dollars.

DO 15. Mr. Alvarez told me the new teacher’s name.

IO 16. Carlos showed me his baseball card collection.

DO 17. Peter played us three new songs.

IO 18. Kristi made everyone a handcrafted gift.

DO 19. My Uncle Randall gave me his old computer.

DO 20. I will give Tyler some gum.

• Exercise 2 Circle each direct object. Underline each indirect object.

The Wildcats baked their coach a birthday cake.

1. The tour guide gives each visitor a map.

2. My sister lent me her new magazine.

3. Oleg’s father bought him a leather jacket.

4. Ms. Kumin read the class the last chapter.

5. My grandmother mailed me seventeen postcards.

6. We cooked Carol dinner.

7. Clayton built his sisters a playhouse.

8. The class gave Officer Wallace its full attention.

9. Someone sent Kim a dozen roses.

10. The hotel offered its guests free breakfast.

11. I ordered my mother a silver necklace.

12. Julia told the children a funny story.

13. My mother ordered Uncle Rob a cup of coffee.

14. Chris paid his brother five dollars.

15. Louisa sings the baby a song.

16. I bought my friend some basketball cards.

17. She read Raul the directions.

18. Aaron left Gabriel a doughnut.

19. Charlie made his family lasagna.

20. Amy gave her sister three old books.