Learning to Describe: Participles Practice for Grade 6 

Have you ever noticed how words like “running water” or “broken glass” make sentences more interesting? In this Grade 6 English grammar worksheet on Participles (Present & Past), students learn how to use verbs as describing words. This worksheet helps learners understand how simple changes in words can improve sentence meaning and clarity.          Book a free trial!

What Is the Topic?

Participles are verb forms that are used as adjectives. They help describe nouns in a sentence. In this English grammar worksheet, students learn about two types of participles: present participles and past participles.

Present participles usually end in “-ing” and show ongoing action, like “running water.” Past participles often end in “-ed” or use irregular forms like “broken glass” or “fallen leaves.” Students are expected to identify, use, and correct these forms in different sentence types.
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What’s in This Worksheet?

 This Grade 6 English grammar worksheet includes a variety of exercises designed to build strong grammar skills:

1. Multiple choice questions where students choose the correct participle form 
2. True or false statements to check understanding of participle usage 
3. Fill in the blanks to apply correct participle forms 
4. Sentence rewriting tasks to correct errors 
5. Paragraph completion to use participles in context 

These activities help students practice both recognition and application, which supports better exam preparation and writing skills.
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Definitions, Examples, Techniques, and Tips 

Participles are words formed from verbs but used as describing words. For example: 
“running water” shows present participle 
“broken window” shows past participle 

In the worksheet, students see examples like: 
The crying baby is loud. 
The broken window is open. 

Students also learn by correcting wrong forms such as: 
The cry baby → The crying baby 
The break window → The broken window 

A useful technique is to check if the word is correctly describing the noun. If it sounds natural and meaningful, it is likely correct.

Why Is It Important to Learn This? 

Learning participles helps students write more clearly and effectively. It allows them to add detail to sentences without making them too long. This topic is important because it improves grammar accuracy and sentence structure.

In exams, students are often tested on correct word forms and sentence correction. Understanding participles helps avoid common mistakes and improves overall language skills.
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Where Will This Knowledge Help You? 

This knowledge is useful in many areas: 

• School exams where grammar accuracy is tested 
• Writing tasks where students describe things clearly 
• Speaking activities where correct usage improves fluency 
• Reading comprehension where understanding sentence structure is important 

It also helps students build confidence in using English correctly.
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How to Use This Worksheet? 

1. Read each question carefully before answering 
2. Try to solve all questions on your own first 
3. Check your answers using the answer key provided 
4. Compare each answer carefully with the worksheet 
5. Practice again to improve accuracy 

The solutions follow the exact worksheet order, so students should match answers step by step.
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Important Tips and Tricks 

1. Always check if the word is describing a noun 
2. Remember that “-ing” forms are usually present participles 
3. Watch out for incorrect forms like “cry baby” or “break window” 
4. Read sentences aloud to see if they sound correct 
5. In rewriting tasks, focus on correcting the verb form properly 
6. For paragraph tasks, choose words that fit the meaning of the sentence 
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Complete Answer Key 

Exercise No. 1 
The crying baby is loud. 
The broken window is open. 
The running water is cold. 
The fallen leaves covered the road. 
The smiling girl greeted us. 
The excited crowd cheered loudly. 
The boiling water is hot now. 
The tired man rested quietly. 
The lost puppy wandered alone. 
The shining stars looked bright. 

Exercise No. 2 
Broken is a present participle form. – False 
Running is used as a participle in the sentence: "Running is fun”. – False 
The boiling milk spilled over. – True 
The excite crowd cheered loudly. – False 
The broken glass lay on the floor. – True 
Crying is a past participle form. – False 
The fall leaves are on the ground. – False 
The tired boy slept early. – True 
The smile child waved at me. – False 
The lost puppy looked scared. – True 

Exercise No. 3 
broken, crying, running, fallen, smiling, excited, boiling, tired, lost, shining 

Exercise No. 4 
The crying baby is loud. 
The running water is cold. 
The fallen leaves covered the road. 
The broken window is open. 
The smiling girl greeted us. 
The excited crowd cheered loudly. 
The tired man rested quietly. 
The lost puppy wandered alone. 
The boiling water is hot now. 
The shining stars looked bright. 

Exercise No. 5 
fallen, clean, running, flowing, soothing, smiling, excited, crowded, cool, clear, relaxed 

Keep practicing participles to make your sentences clearer and more expressive. With regular practice, Grade 6 students can improve both writing and grammar skills confidently.

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