Gerunds, participles and infinitives

Grade 8 Reading Worksheet - Building Confidence

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Circle the best answer.

1.
On Saturday morning, the sleeping puppy twitched in its tiny basket. Ari marks sentences for the school newsletter. Which word is the verbal, a verb form that works as a noun or a describing word?
- tiny
- sleeping
- twitched
- morning
2.
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?
- took
- Cooking
- evening
- hungry
3.
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?
- high
- torn
- drooped
- ceiling
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?
- gerund
- main verb
- infinitive
- participle
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?
- main verb
- participle
- gerund
- infinitive
6.
The band is [practicing] in the gym. Noah marks one word in a sentence frame. What kind of word is the bracketed word?
- participle
- main verb
- infinitive
- gerund
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?
- fence
- beside
- slumped
- snowman
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?
- baker
- iced
- cake
- softly
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?
- rain
- still
- tent
- kept
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
- storm
- for
- hikers

Gerunds, participles and infinitives

Answer Key - Grade 8 Reading Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

1.
On Saturday morning, the sleeping puppy twitched in its tiny basket. Ari marks sentences for the school newsletter. Which word is the verbal, a verb form that works as a noun or a describing word?
- tiny
- sleeping
- twitched
- morning
2.
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?
- took
- Cooking
- evening
- hungry
3.
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?
- high
- torn
- drooped
- ceiling
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?
- gerund
- main verb
- infinitive
- participle
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?
- main verb
- participle
- gerund
- infinitive
6.
The band is [practicing] in the gym. Noah marks one word in a sentence frame. What kind of word is the bracketed word?
- participle
- main verb
- infinitive
- gerund
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?
- fence
- beside
- slumped
- snowman
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?
- baker
- iced
- cake
- softly
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?
- rain
- still
- tent
- kept
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
- storm
- for
- hikers