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PARTICIPLES

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Identify the participle(s).
William almost stepped on the snake hidden in the clump of monkey grass.
a)
stepped
b)
hidden
c)
stepped, hidden
2.

Identify the participle in the sentence:

The water, gushing through the ravine, was very dangerous.

a)

Gushing

b)

Very

c)

Dangerous

d)

No participle

3.

Identify the participle in the sentence:

The annoyed teacher fussed at the students.

a)

Annoyed

b)

Fussed

c)

Students

d)

No participle

4.

Identify the participle in the sentence:

The flying insect was a nuisance.

a)

Flying

b)

Insect

c)

Nuisance

d)

No participle

5.

Identify the participle in the sentence:

The bent rake was difficult to use.

a)

Bent

b)

Rake

c)

Difficult

d)

No participle

6.

Past participles end in ______________________________.

a)

A variety of past tense endings

b)

-ing

c)

-s

d)

-es

7.

What are the two types of participles?

a)

Present and past

b)

Past and progressive

c)

Present and progressive

d)

There is only one type of participle.

8.

Participles act like _____________________.

a)

Adjectives

b)

Nouns

c)

Verbs

d)

Adverbs

9.

Present participles always end in ___________________.

a)

-ing

b)

-ed

c)

-en

d)

-s

10.

2.      Jenny’s stepsister told us an amusing story that nobody could believe.

a)

amusing > story

b)

nobody > could

c)

told > us

d)

told > believe

11.

Identify the Participle and the word it describes in the given sentence.

1. Tina’s grandmother prepared boiled eggs for breakfast.

a)

Tina' > Grandmother

b)

Prepared > boiled

c)

boiled > egg

d)

prepared > egg

12.

Identify the participle / participial phrase.

Concerned about my grades, my mom arranged for a meeting with my teacher. 

a)

Concerned

b)

Concerned about my grades

c)

arranged

d)

meeting with my teacher

13.

The candidate getting the most votes wins the election.


The underlined verbal phrase is a _________.

a)

participle

b)

gerund

14.

Complete the following sentence using the present participle or past participle form of the verb.


The ........... home was a beautiful sight. (the age process is on-going)

a)

aged

b)

aging

15.

Complete the following sentence using the present participle or past participle form of the verb.


The memories were ............ .

a)

heart-warming

b)

heart-warmed

16.

Complete the following sentence using the present participle or past participle form of the verb.


……………….. occupied with work, he couldn’t meet us.

a)

Being

b)

Been

17.

Complete the following sentence using the present participle or past participle form of the verb.


The street looked almost the same. It was a beautiful and ............ street.

a)

pleased

b)

pleasing

18.

Complete the following sentence using the present participle or past participle form of the verb.


A ……………….. child dreads fire.

a)

burnt

b)

burned

19.

He often goes ___(jog) in the early morning.

a)

jogging

b)

jog

c)

jogs

20.

Fill in the blank with the correct participle:

Her ___________ profession is teaching piano.

a)

choosing

b)

favorite

c)

chosen

d)

best

21.

Is the underlined participle past or present?

Katie raced to the flashing light at the finish line.

a)

Past

b)

Present

22.

Why is "kicked" not a participle in this sentence:

James kicked the ball and it landed on a frozen lake.

a)

Because it is functioning as a noun

b)

Because it is functioning as a verb

c)

It is a participle.

23.

Identify the participle in the sentence and tell what word it is modifying.

James kicked the ball and it landed on a frozen lake.

a)

Frozen is the participle modifying the word lake

b)

Kicked is the participle modifying the word ball

c)

Frozen is the participle modifying the word ball

d)

Kicked is the participle modifying the word James

24.

Is the underlined participle past or present, and why?

Kevin saw a flying squirrel jumping from tree to tree.

a)

Past, it ends in -ing

b)

Present, it ends in -ing

c)

Past, it functions as a noun

d)

Present, it functions as a verb

25.

Identify the participle in the sentence:

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

a)

Stepped

b)

Begin

c)

Laughing

26.

Is the underlined participle past or present?

Jake looked up at his flying kite.

a)

Past

b)

Present

27.

Identify the participle in the sentence:

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

a)

Sitting

b)

Frozen

c)

Letter

28.

What are the two types of participles?

a)

Present and Participating

b)

Past and Present

c)

Past and Punctual

d)

Past and Future

29.

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

a)

Adverb

b)

Noun

c)

Verb

d)

Adjective

30.

stay

a)

stayed

b)

stayen

c)

stayd

31.

begin

a)

beginned

b)

begun

c)

began

32.

fall

a)

fallen

b)

fell

c)

falled

33.

draw

a)

drew

b)

drawed

c)

drawn

34.

know

a)

knowed

b)

know

c)

known

35.

write

a)

wrote

b)

written

c)

writed

36.

see

a)

seed

b)

saw

c)

seen

37.

go

a)

went

b)

goed

c)

gone

38.

play

a)

playen

b)

played

c)

play

39.
What is the past participle of: sell
a)
sell
b)
selled
c)
sold
d)
seel
40.

score

a)

scoren

b)

scored

c)

scorred