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Participles and Participial Phrases

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Forms of verbs that do not function as verbs but as other parts of speech are called

a)

verb forms

b)

fake verbs

c)

verbals

d)

phrases

2.

A participle is a verb form that functions like an adjective or adverb.

a)

true

b)

false

3.

Participles may appear as one word or as part of a phrase in a sentence.

a)

true

b)

false

4.

There are three kinds of participles: past, present, and future participles.

a)

true

b)

false

5.

Identify the present participle in this sentence: There is no running water in the run-down apartment.

a)

run-down

b)

running

c)

no

6.

Identify the past participle in the sentence: She found a buried treasure in the old castle.

a)

buried

b)

old

c)

found

7.

Choose the sentence in which the -ing form of the verb is functioning like an adjective.

a)

I am relaxing after a long day at the office.

b)

A relaxing hot bath is a so nice after a long day.

8.

Choose the sentence in which the past participle is functioning like an adjective.

a)

I refuse to eat the burnt toast!

b)

He has burnt the toast again!

9.

Identify the participial phrase in this sentence: Peering over the top of his glasses, her tutor shook his head.

a)

peering over the top of his glasses

b)

shook his head

10.

Identify the participial phrase in this sentence: Children interested in music early develop strong intellectual skills.

a)

interested in music early

b)

develop strong intellectual skills

11.

Which sentence is correct?

a)

We got on the bus soaked by the rain.

b)

Soaked by the rain, we got on the bus.

12.

Which is correct?

a)

I watched the honey bee moving from flower to flower.

b)

Moving from flower to flower, I watched the honey bee.