Participles Practice Worksheet
A Grade 8 ELA worksheet focused on identifying and using participles and participial phrases.
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Participles Practice Worksheet
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Read each section carefully and follow the instructions to complete the activities.
Underline the participle in each sentence.
1. The dog wagged its tail excitedly.
2. We saw the leaves falling from the trees.
3. The child cried for his mother.
4. She wore a dress to the party.
5. The water splashed onto the shore.
Choose the sentence that correctly uses a participle as an adjective.
1. What is the correct usage of a participle?
He is running quickly.
The running water was cold.
Running is good exercise.
They were running a race.
2. Which sentence contains a participial phrase?
Singing loudly, she walked down the street.
She was singing a song.
Singing is her favorite hobby.
I like to sing.
Rewrite each sentence by adding a participial phrase to describe the noun in bold.
1. The **cat** slept peacefully.
2. The **students** finished their project.
3. The **car** drove down the road.
Determine if the following statements about participles are true or false.
1. A participle always ends in -ing.
True
False
2. A participial phrase functions as an adjective.
True
False
3. Participles can only be formed from regular verbs.
True
False
In your own words, explain what a participle is and how it functions in a sentence. Provide two examples.
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