Direct and Indirect Objects Worksheet

Direct and Indirect Objects

Read each section carefully and follow the instructions to identify direct and indirect objects in the sentences.

A direct object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb. It answers the question 'what?' or 'whom?' after the verb.

Example: She baked a cake. (Baked what? A cake. 'Cake' is the direct object.)

1. The student wrote a long essay.

2. My brother read an interesting book.

An indirect object is a noun or pronoun that receives the direct object. It usually comes before the direct object and answers the question 'to whom?' or 'for whom?' the action of the verb is performed.

Example: She baked him a cake. (Baked a cake for whom? Him. 'Him' is the indirect object.)

3. The teacher gave the students a pop quiz. (Indirect Object:  )

4. My mother bought me a new jacket. (Indirect Object:  )

5. He told his friend a secret. (Indirect Object:  )

6. Write a sentence that includes a direct object. Underline the direct object.

7. Write a sentence that includes both a direct object and an indirect object. Underline the direct object once and the indirect object twice.

8. An indirect object always comes before the direct object in a sentence.

9. All verbs can have a direct object.