Grades 3-4 - Participles

Name __________________________________ Date _________________

Example: __disorganized  desk INCORRECT: red desk

         buzzing __ bee INCORRECT: small bee

1. ______________ door 3. ______________ essay

2. ______________ flowers 4. ______________   walk

 

Example: My dog was in the backyard burying a stuffed toy. ___dog____

 

5. Shedding his skin, the snake slithered along the beach. __________

 

6. Paul almost fell down carrying a big pile of books.   __________

 

7. The sidewalk, crumbling from years of neglect, was the next 

topic on the committee’s agenda.      __________

 

8. Looking at her dinner, Sydney was reminded of the two big

sandwiches she ate for lunch.      __________

 

A participle is a form of a verb, but it is not a used as a verb. Participles can be used as adjectives because they modify, or describe, nouns. To form most participles, use the -ed or -ing forms for regular verbs.

 

Examples: the running car our broken faucet (irregular verb)

 my singing bird a raised roof

 

 

A participial phrase includes a participle and other words that help describe a noun. A sentence with a participial phrase could look like this:

 

Walking down the street, Ryan spotted his brother coming toward him.

 - walking down the street describes Ryan

The contest, completed by the time I arrived, was to find the best speller.

 - completed by the time I arrived tells something about the contest