Participles Practice Worksheet
A Grade 7 ELA worksheet focusing on identifying and using participles in sentences.
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Participles Practice
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Read each section carefully and follow the instructions to demonstrate your understanding of participles.
A participle is a verbal that functions as an adjective, modifying a noun or pronoun. There are two types: present participles (ending in -ing) and past participles (usually ending in -ed, -d, -t, -en, or -n).
1. Identify the participle in the following sentence: The barking dog chased the frightened cat.
chased
dog
barking
cat
2. Which word is a past participle in this sentence: The broken window needed to be repaired.
needed
repaired
broken
window
Fill in the blank with an appropriate present or past participle.
3. The leaves covered the ground. (fall)
4. We saw a bird with a injured wing. (sing)
5. The news made everyone sad. (shock)
For each word below, write a sentence using it as a participle.
6. (running)
7. (broken)
Determine if the following statements about participles are true or false.
8. A participle can function as a verb in a sentence.
True
False
9. Present participles always end in -ing.
True
False