Gerunds, participles and infinitives

Grade 8 Reading Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   Cooking the soup took all evening, so the hungry campers waited. Bo marks sentences for the school newsletter. Which word is the verbal, a verb form that works as a noun or a describing word?

   • Cooking
   • evening
   • hungry
   • took
2. 2.

   The torn banner drooped from the high ceiling of the gym. Esme marks sentences for the school newsletter. Which word is the verbal, a verb form that works as a noun or a describing word?

   • ceiling
   • torn
   • high
   • drooped
3. 3.

   The club loves hiking in the early morning. Jun marks sentences for the school newsletter. Which word is the verbal, a verb form that works as a noun or a describing word?

   • loves
   • early
   • hiking
   • morning
4. 4.

   [Painting] the banner is the art club's weekend job. Kira marks one word in a sentence frame. What kind of word is the bracketed word?

   • infinitive
   • gerund
   • main verb
   • participle
5. 5.

   The [frozen] pond sparkled in the morning light. Luz marks one word in a sentence frame. What kind of word is the bracketed word?

   • infinitive
   • participle
   • gerund
   • main verb
6. 6.

   The scouts were glad [to see] the lake. Milo marks two words in a sentence frame. What kind of word is the bracketed pair?

   • main verb
   • gerund
   • participle
   • infinitive
7. 7.

   The [melting] snowman slumped beside the fence. Pia draws an arrow from the bracketed describing verb form to the word it tells about. Which word gets the arrow?

   • beside
   • slumped
   • fence
   • snowman
8. 8.

   [Humming] softly, the baker iced the cake. Ren draws an arrow from the bracketed describing verb form to the word it tells about. Which word gets the arrow?

   • softly
   • cake
   • iced
   • baker
9. 9.

   The tent, [sagging] under the rain, still kept the campers dry. Tala draws an arrow from the bracketed describing verb form to the word it tells about. Which word gets the arrow?

   • tent
   • rain
   • still
   • kept
10. 10.

    [Soaked] by the sudden storm, the hikers ran for the shelter. Zee draws an arrow from the bracketed describing verb form to the word it tells about. Which word gets the arrow?

    • ran
    • hikers
    • storm
    • for