Participles Quiz

Present participles typically end in ​ (a)   , while past participles may end in ​ (b)   (which looks like the past tense), ​ (c)   , or others.

• ing

• ed

• en

Patrick's ​ (a)   toast, rapidly ​ (b)   a shade of ash black, emanated a ​ (c)   aroma that reminded him of campfire.

• burnt

• becoming

• charred

• became

• charring

• burned

• burning

• becomes

• charrs

Organize each participle into the right category

Groups:

(a) Past participle

,

(b) Present participle

• Chopped

• Living

• Split

• Fallen

• Working

• Swum

• Pouring

• Smiling

Which of the following words acts as a participle in this sentence? My mother warned my to wear thick clothing because the wind was raging against the lingering storm.

• Warned

• Wear

• Raging

• Lingering

Fill in the sentence with the given words and tenses: As the morning dragged on, the _____ ("to brighten"; present participle) rays of sunshine shone through the dimly _____ ("to light"; past participle) classroom.

• Bright; Lit

• Brightening; Lighted

• Brightening; Lit

• Brightened; Lighting

Participles are a type of verbal that function as a/an ________________ in the sentence.

• Adverb

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

What are the two types of participles?

• Present and Participating

• Past and Present

• Past and Punctual

• Past and Future

Identify the participle in the sentence:

Mary wrote a letter to the frozen Santa who was sitting out in the cold.

• Sitting

• Frozen

• Letter

Is the underlined participle past or present?

Jake looked up at his flying kite.

• Past

• Present

Identify the participle in the sentence:

Laughing, she stepped up to the podium to begin her speech.

• Stepped

• Begin

• Laughing