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Understanding Participles for Grade 6

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the participle in the sentence: 'The barking dog kept me awake.'

a)

kept

b)

dog

c)

barking

d)

barked

2.

Fill in the blank with the correct participle: 'The _____ (run) athlete won the race.'

a)

ran

b)

running

c)

runner

d)

runningly

3.

Convert the verb 'to swim' into its present participle form.

a)

swims

b)

swimmingly

c)

swimming

d)

swimmed

4.

Choose the correct participle: 'The _____ (excite) news made everyone happy.'

a)

excitingly

b)

excited

c)

exciteful

d)

exciting

5.

What are the two types of participles?

a)

Active participles and passive participles

b)

Future participles and conditional participles

c)

Present participles and past participles

d)

Simple participles and complex participles

6.

Rewrite the sentence using a participle: 'The boy who was tired fell asleep.'

a)

The sleepy boy was tired and fell asleep.

b)

The boy who was sleepy fell asleep.

c)

The tired boy fell asleep.

d)

The boy fell asleep tired.

7.

Identify the participle in the sentence: 'The broken vase lay on the floor.'

a)

on

b)

vase

c)

lay

d)

broken

8.

Fill in the blank with the correct past participle: 'She has _____ (write) three books.'

a)

writing

b)

wrote

c)

writes

d)

written

9.

Explain the difference between a present participle and a past participle.

a)

The present participle is used only in passive voice, while the past participle is used in active voice.

b)

Both present and past participles indicate completed actions.

c)

The present participle indicates ongoing action, while the past participle indicates completed action.

d)

The present participle indicates completed action, while the past participle indicates ongoing action.

10.

Which of the following sentences contains a past participle?

a)

The dog barked loudly.

b)

The broken window was fixed.

c)

She is running fast.

d)

He swims every morning.

11.

Choose the correct participle form: 'The _____ (bore) child was playing quietly.'

a)

bore

b)

bored

c)

boreful

d)

borely

12.

Choose the correct participle form: 'The _____ (interest) book kept me engaged.'

a)

interesting

b)

interested

c)

interestful

d)

interestingly

13.

Fill in the blank with the correct past participle: 'They have _____ (see) that movie already.'

a)

seen

b)

saw

c)

seeing

d)

see

14.

Fill in the blank with the correct participle: 'The _____ (excite) movie kept us on the edge of our seats.'

a)

excited

b)

exciting

c)

exciteful

d)

excitingly

15.

Convert the verb 'to write' into its past participle form.

a)

wrote

b)

written

c)

writes

d)

writing

16.

Identify the participle in the sentence: 'The excited children played in the park.'

a)

played

b)

children

c)

excited

d)

excite

17.

Fill in the blank with the correct participle: 'The _____ (amaze) performance left the audience speechless.'

a)

amazed

b)

amazing

c)

amazingly

d)

amaze

18.

Fill in the blank with the correct participle: 'The _____ (bore) lecture made many students fall asleep.'

a)

bored

b)

boring

c)

boreful

d)

borely

19.

Choose the correct participle form: 'The _____ (surprise) party was a huge success.'

a)

surprised

b)

surprising

c)

surpriseful

d)

surprisingly

20.

Identify the participle in the sentence: 'The fallen leaves covered the ground.'

a)

covered

b)

leaves

c)

fallen

d)

ground