D.A.V.

Public School, Pakhowal Road, Ludhiana

2021-22 Assignment No-7 Class- V English

THE VERB
A verb is a word which shows an action. A verb is the most important word in a
sentence. It is an essential part of the predicate.
Example- Richa sang and danced with joy.

KINDS
1. Transitive Verb- It is a verb that accepts one or more objects. It answers
the question ‘what’ or ‘whom’.
Example- The shelf holds. (incomplete without an object)
The shelf holds three books. (complete with an object)
2. Intransitive Verb- It does not take an object. It does not answer the
question ‘whom’ or ‘what’.
Example-The train arrived on time. (no object is needed)

Q: Underline verb and tell its kind:

1. Hari opened the door. _________________

2. The Americans live well. _______________
3. Mohan saw a snake. __________________
4. Sunita bought a new dictionary. ____________
5. John drives carefully. ___________________

Q: Label each sentence transitive or intransitive. Underline the transitive or

intransitive verb. If the verb is transitive, circle the object.
Example: I jumped over the rock.
Answer: I jumped over the bk rockkk - Transitive verb.
1. The boy arrived.
2. The player threw the ball.
3. She understood the question.
4. I know well.
Q: Use the given verb first as a transitive verb and then as an intransitive verb.
Stop – (transitive)- (intransitive)-

Q: Identify the underlined noun and tell its kind:

1. I left my book in the school.
_______________________
2. They saw school of fish in the river.
_______________________
3. This ring is made of gold.
_______________________
4. He purchased some gold from Dubai.
_______________________
5. Taj Mahal is built using marbles.
_______________________
6. Children are playing with marbles in the street.
_______________________
7. Somebody threw a brick through my window.
_______________________
8. The house is built of red bricks.
_______________________
9. Water is important for our survival.
_______________________
10. Ice is made of water.
_______________________