Verbs that take an object and verbs that link
Grade 6 Reading Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.
A classmate says "ran" is always intransitive. Which sentence shows the claim is wrong, Esme?
- Noah ran around the track.
- Noah ran fast for hours.
- Noah ran the snack booth.
- Noah ran home after school.
A classmate says "looked" can only be an action verb. Which sentence shows the claim is wrong, Jun?
- Bo looked up quickly.
- The room looked bright.
- Bo looked everywhere.
- Bo looked at the stars.
A classmate says every verb needs an object. Which sentence shows the claim is wrong, Kira?
- Kira wrote a song.
- Kira told a joke.
- Kira read a poem.
- Kira laughed.
Luz wants to make "The drum sounded" transitive. Which rewrite does it?
- Bo beat the drum.
- The drum sounded loud.
- The drum sounded at noon.
- The drum sounded for an hour.
Milo wants to make "The boat drifted" transitive. Which rewrite does it?
- The current carried the boat.
- The boat drifted far.
- The boat seemed lost.
- The boat drifted to shore.
Noah wants a sentence with a linking verb and a predicate adjective. Which one is it?
- The leaves were a mess.
- The leaves appeared overnight.
- The wind blew the leaves.
- The leaves appeared dry.
The drummer | kept | the beat. Pia labels "The drummer kept the beat." Which label is right?
- Transitive; direct object: the drummer
- Linking; predicate noun: the beat
- Intransitive; no object
- Transitive; direct object: the beat
The afternoon | grew | warm. Ren labels "The afternoon grew warm." Which label is right?
- Transitive; direct object: warm
- Intransitive; adverb: warm
- Linking; predicate noun: warm
- Linking; predicate adjective: warm
The bell | rang | at noon. Tala labels "The bell rang at noon." Which label is right?
- Transitive; direct object: noon
- Linking; predicate noun: noon
- Transitive; direct object: at noon
- Intransitive; no object
Bo sees this label: "Luz searched for the map. Transitive; direct object: the map." Which fix is right?
- Linking; predicate noun: the map
- Intransitive; for the map is a phrase
- Transitive; direct object: Luz
- Transitive; direct object: for