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Gerunds

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the gerund in this sentence?

My favorite summer activity is sleeping in.

a)

favorite

b)

activity

c)

sleeping

d)

in

2.

What is the gerund in this sentence?

Raising your hand is the best way to get your teacher's attention.

a)

raising

b)

way

c)

get

d)

attention

3.

What is the gerund in this sentence?

Billy could not wait to start playing baseball.

a)

could

b)

playing

c)

baseball

d)

there is no gerund

4.

Is the bold word a verb or a gerund?

The teacher was collecting the class's assignments.

a)

verb

b)

gerund

5.

Is the bold word a verb or a gerund?

Getting ready for school takes longer for my sister than for me.

a)

verb

b)

gerund

6.

Is the bold word a verb or a gerund?

The choir is singing one of my favorite songs!

a)

verb

b)

gerund

7.
IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S) 
Blowing bubbles on a windy day
 is a fun activity for children.
a)
bubbles
b)
activity
c)
blowing
d)
children
8.
IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S) 
Eating ice cream on a hot day can be a good way to cool off.
a)
cool
b)
hot
c)
day
d)
eating
9.
IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S) 
Jessica really enjoys bothering the neighbors with loud music.
a)
Jessica
b)
bothering
c)
loud
d)
music
10.
IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S) 
I'm thinking of painting my house.
a)
I'm 
b)
thinking
c)
painting
d)
house
11.
IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S) 
Piling too much laundry into a washing machine will cause it to malfunction.
a)
washing
b)
piling
c)
malfunction
d)
cause
12.

Gerunds look like what?

a)

to + verb

b)

end in ONLY -ing

c)

end in -ing AND -ed/-nt/other past tense verb endings

d)

none of the above

13.

Gerunds always act like what?

a)

nouns

b)

adjectives

c)

adverbs

d)

all three

14.

Which word is the gerund?

I am interested in hiring someone to replace the gutters on my house

a)

I am interested

b)

hiring

c)

someone

d)

replace

15.
IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S) 
Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people from coughing.
a)
acting
b)
keeping
c)
coughing
d)
all of the above