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DIRECT & INDIRECT OBJECT

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the indirect object in this sentence:

He told his parents a lie.

a)

He

b)

lie

c)

parents

d)

told

2.
What is the subject?
Our boss is buying us dinner.
a)
Our
b)
boss
c)
dinner
d)
us
3.
The indirect object is the person or thing that gets/receives the direct object.
a)
true
b)
false
4.
Identify the indirect object in the sentence:
Sally sold Jim some tickets to her school play.
a)
Sally
b)
tickets
c)
Jim
d)
school
5.
What is the direct object?
Max asked Sally a question about the dance.
a)
Max
b)
dance
c)
Sally
d)
question
6.
What is the direct object?
I have told him the answer several times. 
a)
I
b)
times
c)
answer
d)
told
7.

What is the indirect object?

He gave his teacher a card that he picked out himself.

a)

He

b)

teacher

c)

card

d)

himself

8.
What is the subject?
The coach dismissed practice early.
a)
coach
b)
practice
c)
early
d)
dismissed
9.
What is the direct object?
Max asked Sally a question about the dance.
a)
Max
b)
dance
c)
Sally
d)
question
10.
Identify the direct object in the sentence: My parents gave me a present for my birthday.
a)
parents
b)
me
c)
present
d)
birthday
11.
True or false: To determine what the direct object is you can ask yourself who or what is being verbed?
a)
True
b)
False
12.
True or false:  To determine the indirect object, you can ask yourself who or what receives the direct object?
a)
True
b)
False
13.

Jake showed his friend the gift that he received from his parents.

Gift is the ...

a)

Subject

b)

Verb

c)

Indirect Object

d)

Direct Object

14.

Thomas paid the mechanic 200 dollars to fix his truck.

What is the Indirect Object?

a)

Thomas

b)

mechanic

c)

dollars

d)

truck

15.

In the winter scenario 'John gave a Christmas present to his sister', what is the indirect object?

a)

John

b)

gave

c)

a Christmas present

d)

his sister

16.

In the winter scenario 'Santa whispered a Christmas wish to a child', what is the indirect object?

a)

Santa

b)

whispered

c)

a Christmas wish

d)

a child

17.

In the winter scenario 'She gave him a snow globe as a gift', what is the direct object?

a)

him

b)

She

c)

gave

d)

snow globe

18.

Identify the indirect object in this sentence:

He told his parents a lie.

a)

He

b)

lie

c)

parents

d)

told

19.
What is the direct object?
Tina is making dinner for us.
a)
Tina
b)
making
c)
us
d)
dinner
20.
What is the indirect object of the sentence: The teacher told us the instructions for the day. 
a)
teacher
b)
told
c)
instructions
d)
us