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English: Quarter 3 - Week 6 Identifying Participial Adjective

Participial adjectives are a subclass of adjectives that are formed from verbs and typically end in "-ed" or "-ing", helping to describe nouns. Examples are given of participial adjectives used in sentences to modify nouns along with exercises to identify participial adjectives and construct original sentences using them.

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English: Quarter 3 - Week 6 Identifying Participial Adjective

Participial adjectives are a subclass of adjectives that are formed from verbs and typically end in "-ed" or "-ing", helping to describe nouns. Examples are given of participial adjectives used in sentences to modify nouns along with exercises to identify participial adjectives and construct original sentences using them.

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English
Quarter 3 – Week 6
Identifying
Participial Adjective
Topic Identifying Participial Adjectives

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participial
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wondering,arewhat
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is the subclass of adjectives.
origin of these participialThey can be
adjectives?
distinguished
Why do we have by so
their
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of these eitherwords
describing -ed orthat
-ing. Some exceptions
actually to theverb
look like certain rules
include misunderstood and unknown, which also function like these special
forms? Some of the participial adjectives that end in –ed have a corresponding verb form,adjectives.
They areothers
whereas calleddo participial
not. adjectives because they have the same endings as verb
participles.
In other words, some adjectives only look like they come from verbs – and
we still call them participial adjectives. In this way, “to excite” becomes excited and “to
determine” becomes determined. Function in a there
However, Sentence!
is no “to talent” that forms the
participial adjective talented.
These adjectives are really meant to function like any other adjective: basically,
It is more common that the participial adjectives that end in -ing have a
they help
corresponding to describe
verb form.a noun.
TheseThey might
include come from
annoying, a verb form, worrying,
exasperating, or they might merely
thrilling,
misleading,
imitate the gratifying,
structure,and
buttime-consuming.
they always function as a descriptive adjective. Let’s look at
some examples of participial adjectives in sentences below. (Some example sentences
have more than one adjective.)
 The tempting cookie platter made my mouth salivate.

 The fascinating book was thrilling to read.

 The interesting story made a compelling point.

 Sally was bored by the conversation.

 My hardworking, tired mother deserves a break.

 My frustrating experience at the restaurant made me angry.


 I have been agitated long enough by your nonsense.

Participial adjectives form a very large portion of all of the adjectives in the
English language and help us be more accurate in our description of people, places,
things, and experiences when we speak and write. Generally, the past participle
(ending in -ed) is used to describe how someone feels, while the present participle
(ending in -ing) is used to describe what made them feel that way.
Exercise 1: Underline the participle used in each of the sentences that follow.

1. The crying baby had a wet diaper.

2. A shouting crowd greeted us.

3. The cracked vase cannot be repaired.

4. The burning log fell off the fire.

5. Smiling, she hugged the panting dog.

6. We remind him of his forgotten promise.

7. The overloaded car gathered speed slowly.

8. The plumber drained the clogged sink in the kitchen.

9. He held out his bitten finger.

10. The captured rebel died after a few days.

Exercise 2: Choose the correct participial adjective for each sentence from the cloud
below.

1. I am so that I don't want to move.


2. I find horror films really and not fun to watch at all.
3. Sometimes I get really when I can't express myself well in English.
4. We were stopped by a man with a knife who took our money. It was .
5. The lesson was really .
6. She was when everyone cheered and we gave her presents.
7. If I feel stressed, I find taking a bath is often .
8. I'm really . I think I'll go to bed.
9. He's very in history.
10. The trip was , with so many things to do and it was all so new.
11. She is never with her work.
12. Cleaning is so ! I think I’ll have a rest.
13. She thought the ride on the rollercoaster was .
14. I was really when I saw you. I thought you were on holiday.
15. My grandmother was by the man's bad language.

relaxed thrilling tired


overwhelmed interested frustrated
shocked frightening tiring
terrifying surprised relaxing
interesting overwhelming satisfied
Exercise 3

Directions: Choose ten words from those listed below. Change them to become
participles and use them in meaningful sentences. An example has been done for you.

Example: The pouring rain forced us to stay indoors.

pour laugh amuse invigorate


interest care learn talk
dance sparkle play try

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

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10.
ANSWER KEY

Reference:

Book:
Almonte, L. R. et al. A Journey Through Anglo-American Literature. Vibal Group
Inc., 2014

Online Reference: www.perfectenglishgrammar.com


www.grammaryyourdictionary.com

Prepared by:
JEDDY PAUL G. CABUAL - Teacher I
Laoac National High School
WORK SHEET IN ENGLISH – 9
QUARTER 3 – MODULE 6 – WEEK 6
Name: Date:
Grade/Section: Score:

Topic: Identifying Participial Adjective


Most Essential Learning Competency: Judge the validity of evidence listened to.
K to 12 BEC CG: EN9LC-IVh-2.15

A. Choose the correct participial adjective for each sentence.

1. My nephew was (amused / amusing) by the clown.


2. It's so (frustrated / frustrating)! No matter how much I study I can't seem to
remember this vocabulary.
3. I'm feeling (depressed / depressing), so I'm going to go home, eat some
chocolate, and go to bed early with a good book.
4. I thought her idea was absolutely (fascinated / fascinating).
5. This math problem is so (confused / confusing)! Can you help me?
6. The teacher was really (amused / amusing), so the lesson passed quickly.
7. The journey was (exhausted / exhausting)! Twelve hours by bus!
8. The plane began to move in a rather (alarmed / alarming) way.
9. He was (frightened / frightening) when he saw the spider.
10. I was really (embarrassed / embarrassing) when I fell over in the street.
11. That film was so (depressed / depressing)! There was no happy ending
for any of the characters.
12. It's okay, it's only me. Don't be (alarmed / alarming).
13. My sister is so (excited / exciting) because she is going on holiday
tomorrow.
14. I hate long flights. I'm always (bored / boring).
15. She looked very (confused / confusing) when I told her we had to
change the plan.
B. Choose the correct participial adjective for each sentence from the cloud below.

1. We went for a very long walk. It was very .


2. It’s sometimes _when you have to ask people for help.
3. I’m starting a new job next week. I’m quite about it.
4. The kitchen hadn’t been cleaned for ages. It was really _.
5. I enjoyed the basketball match. It was quite _.
6. Are you in tennis?
7. We were all when we heard about the hurricane.
8. I had never expected to be offered a job. I was really when it was offered to me.
9. Do you easily get _?
10. It was a really terrifying experience. Afterwards everybody was very .
11. The children were by the animals in the zoo.
12. Computers are to Jennifer.
13. I am really by the news.
14. I get very by traffic.
15. Traffic is very to me.

exciting embarrassing embarrassed


horrified excited amazed
disgusting tiring interested
interesting shocked surprised
frustrating fascinated frustrated

C. Construct your own sentence using the following participial adjective.

1. shocking -
2. surprising -
3. terrified -
4. amazing -
5. interested -
6. confused -
7. disgusted -
8. fascinating -
9. depressed -
10. horrifying -

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