Participles As Adjectives Exercise -1

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

flashing

means

actually

Answer : flashing

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

made

sunglasses

collects

Answer : made

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

makes

hissing

sounds

Answer : hissing

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

tailored

wearing

work

Answer : wearing

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

soldered

pieces

colored

Answer : colored

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

covering

weight

measures

Answer : covering

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

regularly

unaccompanied

children

Answer : unaccompanied

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

bandages

decorated

adhesive

Answer : decorated

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

sought

early

explorers

Answer : sought

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

describes

innocent

swimming

Answer : swimming

Results

Participles As Adjectives Exercise -1

Identify the participles in the sentences below.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#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.