Participles As Adjectives Exercise -1

#1. Annie soldered the colored pieces of glass together.

pieces

soldered

colored

Answer : colored

#2. Helen collects sunglasses made in the 50s and 60s.

sunglasses

collects

made

Answer : made

#3. New Yorkers assume that a flashing “Don’t Walk” sign actually means “Run”.

actually

flashing

means

Answer : flashing

#4. A barometer measures the weight of the air covering the earth’s surface.

covering

measures

weight

Answer : covering

#5. El Dorado was the fabled city of gold sought by early Spanish explorers in the New World.

early

explorers

sought

Answer : sought

#6. Many unaccompanied children regularly fly across the country.

unaccompanied

regularly

children

Answer : unaccompanied

#7. Heather wears adhesive bandages decorated with cartoon characters.

adhesive

decorated

bandages

Answer : decorated

#8. Laurel came to work wearing shorts, blouse, a tailored jacket, and flat shoes.

work

tailored

wearing

Answer : wearing

#9. Briggs named his car Whistler because of the hissing sounds it makes.

hissing

makes

sounds

Answer : hissing

#10. Chip describes himself as an innocent guppy swimming among the sharks.

swimming

describes

innocent

Answer : swimming

Results

Participles As Adjectives Exercise -1

Identify the participles in the sentences below.

#1. Annie soldered the colored pieces of glass together.

#2. Helen collects sunglasses made in the 50s and 60s.

#3. New Yorkers assume that a flashing “Don’t Walk” sign actually means “Run”.

#4. A barometer measures the weight of the air covering the earth’s surface.

#5. El Dorado was the fabled city of gold sought by early Spanish explorers in the New World.

#6. Many unaccompanied children regularly fly across the country.

#7. Heather wears adhesive bandages decorated with cartoon characters.

#8. Laurel came to work wearing shorts, blouse, a tailored jacket, and flat shoes.

#9. Briggs named his car Whistler because of the hissing sounds it makes.

#10. Chip describes himself as an innocent guppy swimming among the sharks.

Results

Annie soldered the colored pieces of glass together.

Many unaccompanied children regularly fly across the country.

Briggs named his car Whistler because of the hissing sounds it makes.

New Yorkers assume that a flashing “Don’t Walk” sign actually means “Run”.

Helen collects sunglasses made in the 50s and 60s.

Chip describes himself as an innocent guppy swimming among the sharks.

Laurel came to work wearing shorts, blouse, a tailored jacket, and flat shoes.

A barometer measures the weight of the air covering the earth’s surface.

El Dorado was the fabled city of gold sought by early Spanish explorers in the New World.

Heather wears adhesive bandages decorated with cartoon characters.