Mastering Participles: A Grade 11 ELA Worksheet
This worksheet helps Grade 11 students understand and identify participles and participial phrases, distinguishing them from other verbals and verb forms.
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Mastering Participles
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Read each section carefully and follow the instructions provided. This worksheet will test your understanding of participles and participial phrases.
Circle the letter of the sentence that contains a participle used as an adjective.
1. Which sentence uses a present participle correctly as an adjective?
Running quickly, she caught the bus.
The running water filled the basin.
He was running a marathon.
To run is her favorite activity.
2. Which sentence uses a past participle correctly as an adjective?
Broken by the fall, the vase lay in pieces.
She had broken the record.
Breaking news interrupted the program.
To break a habit is difficult.
Complete each sentence with an appropriate participle (present or past) of the verb in parentheses.
1. The child finally fell asleep. (exhaust)
2. We watched the leaves fall from the trees. (dance)
3. The window needed to be repaired. (shatter)
4. by the sudden noise, the cat jumped. (startle)
Underline the participial phrase in each sentence and draw an arrow to the noun or pronoun it modifies.
1. Whistling a happy tune, the boy skipped down the street.
2. Covered in dust, the ancient book lay forgotten on the shelf.
3. Having studied all night, she felt confident for the exam.
4. The car, damaged in the accident, was towed away.
Indicate whether each statement is True or False.
1. A participle always functions as a verb in a sentence.
True
False
2. Present participles typically end in '-ing'.
True
False
Write a short paragraph (3-5 sentences) describing a memorable event. Include at least two different participial phrases in your paragraph and underline them.
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