WorksheetsIdentifying Gerunds in Sentences
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 17mins
Blowing bubbles on a windy day is a fun activity for children.
Ethan narrowly avoided driving off the cliff.
Blowing bubbles on a windy day is a fun activity for children.
Ethan narrowly avoided driving off the cliff.
Piling too much laundry into a washing machine will cause it to malfunction.
Eating ice cream on a hot day can be a good way to cool off.
Jessica really enjoys bothering the neighbors with loud music.
I'm thinking of painting my house.
You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans.
We're going to see the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace.
Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.
Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people from coughing.
Identify the gerund phrase:
The worst way to spend a Saturday afternoon is babysitting a pack of crying children.
babysitting a pack
babysitting a pack of crying children
of crying children
crying children
Identify the gerund phrase:
Cooking at higher altitudes often requires recipe adjustments.
cooking at
cooking at higher
cooking at higher altitudes
at higher altitudes
One of the best exercises is swimming. What is the gerund or gerund phrase?
exercises
swimming
exercises is swimming
there is no gerund or gerund phrase
Crying could be heard coming from the next room. What is the gerund or gerund phrase?
crying
could be heard
coming
coming from the next room
Thinking is an important part of writing. What is the gerund or gerund phrase?
thinking
important
writing
thinking, writing
Through planning you can make studying easier, and you end up becoming more efficient with your time. What is the gerund or gerund phrase?
planning, studying, becoming
planning
studying
planning, studying
becoming
Curling up and reading a book is an enjoyable way of spending a rainy day. What is the gerund or gerund phrase?
Curling up
reading
Curling up and reading a book
spending
spending a rainy day
What is the gerund/gerund phrase in the following sentence?
The toddler needs help with tying her shoe.
the toddler
needs help
tying her shoe
none
What is the gerund/gerund phrase in the following sentence?
Playing with fire is dangerous.
is dangerous
fire
Playing with fire
none
Gerunds will always end in...
-ed
-ing
-op
-n
You should be able to replace the gerund/gerund phrase with the word "it" and the sentence should still make sense.
True
False
What is the gerund/gerund phrase in the following sentence?
Squidward always talks about playing his clarinet.
always talks
about
playing his clarinet
none
What is the gerund/gerund phrase in the following sentence?
Patrick's worst fear is losing his crabby patty.
losing his crabby patty
Patrick's
worst fear
none
Identify the gerund phrase. If there are no gerunds, choose none.
Drinking coffee is my saving grace in the mornings.
drinking coffee
is my
saving grace
in the mornings
none
A gerund is a form of a verb that acts as a _____.
adjective
adverb
verb
noun
What is the gerund in the following sentence?
Becoming a doctor takes years of serious study.
takes
becoming
years
study
Is the bold word a verb or a gerund?
Getting ready for school takes longer for my sister than for me.
verb
gerund
