WorksheetsPARTICIPLES
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 32mins
William almost stepped on the snake hidden in the clump of monkey grass.
Identify the participle in the sentence:
The water, gushing through the ravine, was very dangerous.
Gushing
Very
Dangerous
No participle
Identify the participle in the sentence:
The annoyed teacher fussed at the students.
Annoyed
Fussed
Students
No participle
Identify the participle in the sentence:
The flying insect was a nuisance.
Flying
Insect
Nuisance
No participle
Identify the participle in the sentence:
The bent rake was difficult to use.
Bent
Rake
Difficult
No participle
Past participles end in ______________________________.
A variety of past tense endings
-ing
-s
-es
What are the two types of participles?
Present and past
Past and progressive
Present and progressive
There is only one type of participle.
Participles act like _____________________.
Adjectives
Nouns
Verbs
Adverbs
Present participles always end in ___________________.
-ing
-ed
-en
-s
2. Jenny’s stepsister told us an amusing story that nobody could believe.
amusing > story
nobody > could
told > us
told > believe
Identify the Participle and the word it describes in the given sentence.
1. Tina’s grandmother prepared boiled eggs for breakfast.
Tina' > Grandmother
Prepared > boiled
boiled > egg
prepared > egg
Identify the participle / participial phrase.
Concerned about my grades, my mom arranged for a meeting with my teacher.
Concerned
Concerned about my grades
arranged
meeting with my teacher
The candidate getting the most votes wins the election.
The underlined verbal phrase is a _________.
participle
gerund
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)
aged
aging
Complete the following sentence using the present participle or past participle form of the verb.
The memories were ............ .
heart-warming
heart-warmed
Complete the following sentence using the present participle or past participle form of the verb.
……………….. occupied with work, he couldn’t meet us.
Being
Been
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.
pleased
pleasing
Complete the following sentence using the present participle or past participle form of the verb.
A ……………….. child dreads fire.
burnt
burned
He often goes ___(jog) in the early morning.
jogging
jog
jogs
Fill in the blank with the correct participle:
Her ___________ profession is teaching piano.
choosing
favorite
chosen
best
Is the underlined participle past or present?
Katie raced to the flashing light at the finish line.
Past
Present
Why is "kicked" not a participle in this sentence:
James kicked the ball and it landed on a frozen lake.
Because it is functioning as a noun
Because it is functioning as a verb
It is a participle.
Identify the participle in the sentence and tell what word it is modifying.
James kicked the ball and it landed on a frozen lake.
Frozen is the participle modifying the word lake
Kicked is the participle modifying the word ball
Frozen is the participle modifying the word ball
Kicked is the participle modifying the word James
Is the underlined participle past or present, and why?
Kevin saw a flying squirrel jumping from tree to tree.
Past, it ends in -ing
Present, it ends in -ing
Past, it functions as a noun
Present, it functions as a verb
Identify the participle in the sentence:
Laughing, she stepped up to the podium to begin her speech.
Stepped
Begin
Laughing
Is the underlined participle past or present?
Jake looked up at his flying kite.
Past
Present
Identify the participle in the sentence:
Mary wrote a letter to the frozen Santa who was sitting out in the cold.
Sitting
Frozen
Letter
What are the two types of participles?
Present and Participating
Past and Present
Past and Punctual
Past and Future
Participles are a type of verbal that function as a/an ________________ in the sentence.
Adverb
Noun
Verb
Adjective
stay
stayed
stayen
stayd
begin
beginned
begun
began
fall
fallen
fell
falled
draw
drew
drawed
drawn
know
knowed
know
known
write
wrote
written
writed
see
seed
saw
seen
go
went
goed
gone
play
playen
played
play
score
scoren
scored
scorred
