Direct Object Worksheets 5th Grade

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Find the direct object 82

A beaver dragged a branch across the stream. The direct object is ___. beaver, branch, stream
A crane lowered the piano onto the stage. The direct object is ___. crane, piano, stage
A crow dropped a walnut on the bench. The direct object is ___. bench, crow, walnut
A robin carried a twig to the birdhouse. The direct object is ___. birdhouse, robin, twig
A sly fox took an egg from the coop. The direct object is ___. coop, egg, fox
A squirrel hid a peanut in the flowerpot. The direct object is ___. flowerpot, peanut, squirrel
The artist hung her paintings in the lobby. The direct object is ___. artist, lobby, paintings
The baby grabbed the spoon with her fist. The direct object is ___. baby, fist, spoon
The baker placed the rolls in a basket. The direct object is ___. baker, basket, rolls
The band played a waltz at the dance. The direct object is ___. band, dance, waltz
The barber swept the hair into a pile. The direct object is ___. barber, hair, pile
The boy dropped his fork on the floor. The direct object is ___. boy, floor, fork
The boy flew a kite above the dunes. The direct object is ___. boy, dunes, kite

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The boy lost a sandal at the lake. The direct object is ___. boy, lake, sandal
The camper lit a lantern inside the tent. The direct object is ___. camper, lantern, tent
The captain steered the ferry across the bay. The direct object is ___. bay, captain, ferry
The carpenter sanded the table in the shed. The direct object is ___. carpenter, shed, table
The cartoonist mailed copies of her new comic. The direct object is ___. cartoonist, comic, copies
The cashier folded the receipt into the bag. The direct object is ___. bag, cashier, receipt
The chef sprinkled cheese over the pasta. The direct object is ___. cheese, chef, pasta
The children built a castle on the beach. The direct object is ___. beach, castle, children
The class watched a cartoon about tornadoes. The direct object is ___. cartoon, class, tornadoes
The clerk stacked the cans on the shelf. The direct object is ___. cans, clerk, shelf
The conductor blew his whistle on the platform. The direct object is ___. conductor, platform, whistle
The cook flipped the pancake in the pan. The direct object is ___. cook, pan, pancake
The cousins sang a duet at the picnic. The direct object is ___. cousins, duet, picnic
The crew painted stripes on the road. The direct object is ___. crew, road, stripes
The diver found an anchor in the sand. The direct object is ___. anchor, diver, sand
The dog buried a sock behind the shed. The direct object is ___. dog, shed, sock
The driver loaded the suitcases into the trunk. The direct object is ___. driver, suitcases, trunk
The explorer sketched a map of the coast. The direct object is ___. coast, explorer, map
The farmer parked the tractor beside the silo. The direct object is ___. farmer, silo, tractor
The frog caught a fly with its tongue. The direct object is ___. fly, frog, tongue
The gardener planted tulips along the path. The direct object is ___. gardener, path, tulips
The girl mailed a postcard from the airport. The direct object is ___. airport, girl, postcard
The girl solved the riddle in a minute. The direct object is ___. girl, minute, riddle
The girl zipped her jacket to her chin. The direct object is ___. chin, girl, jacket
The goalie kicked the ball toward the sideline. The direct object is ___. ball, goalie, sideline
The hikers followed the trail up the ridge. The direct object is ___. hikers, ridge, trail
The horse jumped the gate with ease. The direct object is ___. ease, gate, horse
The janitor locked the doors at night. The direct object is ___. doors, janitor, night
The juggler balanced a plate on a stick. The direct object is ___. juggler, plate, stick
The kitten chased a moth around the lamp. The direct object is ___. kitten, lamp, moth
The librarian pushed a cart down the aisle. The direct object is ___. aisle, cart, librarian
The lifeguard raised a flag over the tower. The direct object is ___. flag, lifeguard, tower
The magician pulled a coin from behind my ear. The direct object is ___. coin, ear, magician
The mayor snipped the ribbon at the bridge. The direct object is ___. bridge, mayor, ribbon
The mechanic changed the tire in the rain. The direct object is ___. mechanic, rain, tire
My brother parked his bike beside the garage. The direct object is ___. bike, brother, garage
My grandmother knitted a scarf for the winter. The direct object is ___. grandmother, scarf, winter
My sister painted a rainbow on the wall. The direct object is ___. rainbow, sister, wall
My uncle caught a trout in the river. The direct object is ___. river, trout, uncle
The otter cracked a clam on a rock. The direct object is ___. clam, otter, rock
Our neighbor painted his mailbox in the spring. The direct object is ___. mailbox, neighbor, spring
Our teacher taped a poster to the door. The direct object is ___. door, poster, teacher
The owl snatched a mouse from the field. The direct object is ___. field, mouse, owl
The painter cleaned her brushes in the sink. The direct object is ___. brushes, painter, sink
The pitcher tossed a glove into the dugout. The direct object is ___. dugout, glove, pitcher
The plumber replaced the pipe behind the washer. The direct object is ___. pipe, plumber, washer
The potter shaped the clay into a bowl. The direct object is ___. bowl, clay, potter
The principal read the names from a list. The direct object is ___. list, names, principal
The puppy dragged a slipper across the rug. The direct object is ___. puppy, rug, slipper
The raccoon tipped the bucket beside the porch. The direct object is ___. bucket, porch, raccoon
The rain washed the chalk off the sidewalk. The direct object is ___. chalk, rain, sidewalk
The rancher stacked hay in the loft. The direct object is ___. hay, loft, rancher
The ranger counted the deer in the meadow. The direct object is ___. deer, meadow, ranger
The sailor tied the rope to the dock. The direct object is ___. dock, rope, sailor
The scientist poured the liquid into a jar. The direct object is ___. jar, liquid, scientist
The shepherd led the sheep down the hill. The direct object is ___. hill, sheep, shepherd
The singer held the microphone in both hands. The direct object is ___. hands, microphone, singer
The snowplow cleared the street before dawn. The direct object is ___. dawn, snowplow, street
The spider wrapped a beetle in silk. The direct object is ___. beetle, silk, spider
The students read a poem during lunch. The direct object is ___. lunch, poem, students
The tailor sewed a button on the coat. The direct object is ___. button, coat, tailor
The team won a trophy at the fair. The direct object is ___. fair, team, trophy
The toddler stacked cups on the coffee table. The direct object is ___. cups, table, toddler
The twins shared a sandwich at the park. The direct object is ___. park, sandwich, twins
The usher tore the tickets at the entrance. The direct object is ___. entrance, tickets, usher
The waiter poured water into the glasses. The direct object is ___. glasses, waiter, water
The waves carried the shells onto the shore. The direct object is ___. shells, shore, waves
The wind blew the napkins off the table. The direct object is ___. napkins, table, wind
The woman carried groceries up the steps. The direct object is ___. groceries, steps, woman

Direct or indirect 60

Ana sent her cousin a postcard. Here, cousin is the ___ object. direct, indirect
The artist drew the children a dragon. Here, children is the ___ object. direct, indirect
Aunt Rosa baked us a cake. Here, cake is the ___ object. direct, indirect
The baker saved Mr. Hill a loaf. Here, loaf is the ___ object. direct, indirect
The baker sold my dad a pie. Here, pie is the ___ object. direct, indirect
The bird brought its chicks a worm. Here, chicks is the ___ object. direct, indirect
The boy lent his friend a pencil. Here, pencil is the ___ object. direct, indirect
The captain gave the crew an order. Here, crew is the ___ object. direct, indirect
The carpenter built the birds a feeder. Here, feeder is the ___ object. direct, indirect
The chef served the judges a soup. Here, soup is the ___ object. direct, indirect
The clown gave every child a balloon. Here, child is the ___ object. direct, indirect
The coach tossed Ben a towel. Here, towel is the ___ object. direct, indirect
Dad cooked the family a big breakfast. Here, breakfast is the ___ object. direct, indirect
Dev poured his grandmother some tea. Here, grandmother is the ___ object. direct, indirect
The driver handed each rider a ticket. Here, rider is the ___ object. direct, indirect
Ella read her brother a poem. Here, poem is the ___ object. direct, indirect
The farmer fed the goats some hay. Here, goats is the ___ object. direct, indirect
The gardener gave the roses some water. Here, roses is the ___ object. direct, indirect
The girl fed the ducks some oats. Here, oats is the ___ object. direct, indirect
Grandma knitted the baby a hat. Here, hat is the ___ object. direct, indirect
Grandpa gave Nora a compass. Here, Nora is the ___ object. direct, indirect
The guide showed the hikers a shortcut. Here, hikers is the ___ object. direct, indirect
Gus threw his friend the keys. Here, keys is the ___ object. direct, indirect
The host offered the guests some lemonade. Here, guests is the ___ object. direct, indirect
I told my brother a secret. Here, brother is the ___ object. direct, indirect
Ivy drew her teacher a picture. Here, picture is the ___ object. direct, indirect
Jack bought his sister a kite. Here, kite is the ___ object. direct, indirect
The judge handed the winner a ribbon. Here, winner is the ___ object. direct, indirect
Kim lent her neighbor a wheelbarrow. Here, wheelbarrow is the ___ object. direct, indirect
The librarian found me an atlas of the oceans. Here, me is the ___ object. direct, indirect
Lin saved her friend a cupcake. Here, cupcake is the ___ object. direct, indirect
Luis handed the clerk a coupon. Here, clerk is the ___ object. direct, indirect
The mayor awarded the firefighter a medal. Here, firefighter is the ___ object. direct, indirect
Mia wrote her aunt a limerick. Here, limerick is the ___ object. direct, indirect
Mom packed me a lunch. Here, lunch is the ___ object. direct, indirect
Mom read the twins a story. Here, twins is the ___ object. direct, indirect
Mr. Lopez taught the class a new song. Here, song is the ___ object. direct, indirect
My sister made me a bracelet. Here, bracelet is the ___ object. direct, indirect
My uncle sent me a puzzle. Here, puzzle is the ___ object. direct, indirect
The neighbor left us a note. Here, us is the ___ object. direct, indirect
Omar passed his teammate the ball. Here, ball is the ___ object. direct, indirect
Our class sent the zookeeper a giant poster. Here, zookeeper is the ___ object. direct, indirect
Our teacher showed the class a meteorite. Here, meteorite is the ___ object. direct, indirect
Pia showed the visitors the garden. Here, garden is the ___ object. direct, indirect
The pilot gave the passengers an update. Here, passengers is the ___ object. direct, indirect
The pitcher threw the catcher a fastball. Here, catcher is the ___ object. direct, indirect
The potter made her mother a vase. Here, vase is the ___ object. direct, indirect
The ranger showed the campers a nest. Here, campers is the ___ object. direct, indirect
Ravi showed his dad the trophy. Here, trophy is the ___ object. direct, indirect
Sam built his rabbit a hutch. Here, hutch is the ___ object. direct, indirect
The scout leader taught the group a knot. Here, group is the ___ object. direct, indirect
The singer sang the crowd one last tune. Here, crowd is the ___ object. direct, indirect
The storyteller told the villagers a legend. Here, villagers is the ___ object. direct, indirect
The tailor sewed the actor a cape. Here, actor is the ___ object. direct, indirect
The teacher asked the class a question. Here, class is the ___ object. direct, indirect
The team gave the coach a card. Here, coach is the ___ object. direct, indirect
Tess mailed her grandfather a drawing. Here, drawing is the ___ object. direct, indirect
The vet gave the puppy a treat. Here, puppy is the ___ object. direct, indirect
The waiter brought us menus. Here, menus is the ___ object. direct, indirect
Zoe tossed the dog a stick. Here, stick is the ___ object. direct, indirect

How this list was compiled: Written for this page. In the first set each sentence has one direct object, the noun the verb acts on, and the three choices are its subject, its direct object and a noun that follows a preposition. In the second set each sentence has a direct and an indirect object, and one of the two is named to be labeled. The two terms follow Wikipedia's article Object (grammar), en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object_(grammar), read on 2 October 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0). No sentence has a linking verb, where the noun after the verb is not an object. No person, brand or character is named. Licence: own work

How it works

The direct object is the noun the verb acts on: in the goalie kicked the ball, it is ball. Each sentence prints three of its nouns to choose from. A second set adds indirect objects.

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Ask what or whom after the verb

The robin carried what? A twig. That is the direct object. The other two choices are the subject, which did the carrying, and a noun that follows a small word such as to, in or on. A noun after one of those words is not the direct object.

Direct or indirect

Pick this set under Set. In Grandpa gave Nora a compass, the compass is what was given: the direct object. Nora received it, so Nora is the indirect object. Each question names one of the two to label.

With two objects and no to or for, the indirect object comes first: gave Nora a compass.

Questions and answers

What is a direct object?

It is the noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb. Find the verb and ask what or whom: she mailed a postcard, mailed what, a postcard. Some sentences have none: the baby laughed.

What is the difference between a direct and an indirect object?

The direct object is the thing acted on; the indirect object is the one who gets it. In Mom read the twins a story, story is direct and twins is indirect.

Is a noun after to or for an indirect object?

Not on these sheets. In I sent a card to Leo, card is the direct object and Leo follows the preposition to, which traditional grammar calls the object of a preposition.

Is there an answer key?

Yes. The key is the last page, with the right word circled and written in the blank. To print the sheet alone, uncheck Add an answer key as the last page under More options.

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Direct or indirect 60

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