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 home after school.
- Noah ran the snack booth.
- Noah ran fast for hours.
- Noah ran around the track.
A classmate says "looked" can only be an action verb. Which sentence shows the claim is wrong, Jun?
- Bo looked at the stars.
- Bo looked everywhere.
- Bo looked up quickly.
- The room looked bright.
A classmate says every verb needs an object. Which sentence shows the claim is wrong, Kira?
- Kira laughed.
- Kira read a poem.
- Kira told a joke.
- Kira wrote a song.
Luz wants to make "The drum sounded" transitive. Which rewrite does it?
- The drum sounded for an hour.
- The drum sounded loud.
- Bo beat the drum.
- The drum sounded at noon.
Noah wants a sentence with a linking verb and a predicate adjective. Which one is it?
- The wind blew the leaves.
- The leaves were a mess.
- The leaves appeared overnight.
- 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
- Transitive; direct object: the beat
- Intransitive; no object
- Linking; predicate noun: the beat
The bell | rang | at noon. Tala labels "The bell rang at noon." Which label is right?
- Linking; predicate noun: noon
- Transitive; direct object: at noon
- Transitive; direct object: noon
- Intransitive; no object
Zee sees this label: "Ari is a poet. Transitive; direct object: a poet." Which fix is right?
- Linking; predicate noun: a poet
- Intransitive; no object
- Linking; predicate adjective: a poet
- Transitive; direct object: Ari
Ari sees this label: "The bus stopped suddenly. Transitive; direct object: suddenly." Which fix is right?
- Linking; predicate adjective: suddenly
- Intransitive; no object
- Transitive; direct object: stopped
- Transitive; direct object: the bus
Bo sees this label: "Luz searched for the map. Transitive; direct object: the map." Which fix is right?
- Intransitive; for the map is a phrase
- Transitive; direct object: for
- Transitive; direct object: Luz
- Linking; predicate noun: the map