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West-Participle and Participle Phrases

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the participle in the following sentence: "The howling wind kept me awake all night."

a)

kept

b)

howling

c)

awake

d)

night

2.

Which word is the participle in this sentence? "The burned toast smelled terrible."

a)

smelled

b)

terrible

c)

toast

d)

burned

3.

Find the participle in the sentence: "Fascinated by the museum exhibits, the children spent hours looking at them."

a)

Fascinated

b)

spent

c)

looking

d)

exhibits

4.

Identify the participle in the following sentence: "The running water was incredibly cold."

a)

water

b)

incredibly

c)

running

d)

cold

5.

Find the participle in the sentence: "The crying baby finally fell asleep."

a)

crying

b)

finally

c)

fell

d)

asleep

6.

Identify the participle in the following sentence: "Written in plain language, the instructions were easy to follow."

a)

Written

b)

plain

c)

language

d)

follow

7.

Which word is the participle in this sentence? "The winning team celebrated their victory."

a)

winning

b)

celebrated

c)

their

d)

victory

8.

Find the participle in the sentence: "The broken glass shimmered in the sunlight."

a)

broken

b)

glass

c)

shimmered

d)

sunlight

9.

Which word is the participle in this sentence? "The painted fence looks brand new."

a)

painted

b)

fence

c)

looks

d)

new

10.

Find the participle in the sentence: "The locked door prevented unauthorized entry."

a)

locked

b)

door

c)

prevented

d)

entry

11.

What is a participle?

a)

Verbs formed from sentences

b)

A word formed from a verb and used as an adjective

c)

Phrases that contain verbs

d)

Phrases made from verbs

12.

What are participle phrases?

a)

A group of words containing a participle or modifier

b)

Words that are formed from adjectives and make up a sentence

c)

A group of words that make up a sentence structure

d)

A complex sentence structure that is formed from nouns

13.

Is this a participle phrase?

Needing to use the bathroom, the man was desperate to find a rest area.

a)

No

b)

Yes

14.

Is this a participle phrase?

The boy wanted to go to his friend's house.

a)

Yes

b)

No

15.

What are the two ways a participle can end?

a)

-ly

b)

-ing

c)

-ed

d)

-ness