Spell Bee Word: participle

Basic Details

Word: Participle

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A form of a verb, such as running or broken, that is used to make tenses and can also work like an adjective.

How to Spell Participle

Syllables: par - ti - ci - ple

Tricky part: All four syllables are there: par-ti-ci-ple. Students skip the i after c, or end the word with pal or pel.

Watch out for: particple, partisiple, participel

Memory tip: Principle and participle end in the same five letters, c-i-p-l-e. If you can spell principle, you can finish participle.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Eaten is the past participle of eat.

Example 2: Find the participle in 'The tired horse lay down'.

Example 3: Our teacher drew a table of verbs with their participles.

Fun Fact

English has two main participles. The present participle ends in ing (running), and the past participle often ends in ed or en (walked, eaten).

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the meaning of the only misspelt word:

1. gerund 2. infinitive 3. particple 4. clause

a) a group of words with a subject and a verb
b) an ing form of a verb used as a noun
c) the base form of a verb, often with to
d) a verb form, such as broken, that can work like an adjective

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

participple

a) c
b) l
c) t
d) p

Mingle-Mangle

Unjumble the letters to find the word that fits the sentence:

In 'a sleeping baby', sleeping is a present lcpitpirae.

a) participant
b) particle
c) principle
d) participle

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which word in 'The frightened cat hid' is a participle?

a) cat
b) the
c) hid
d) frightened

2. The present participle of swim is ____.

a) swiming
b) swimming
c) swum
d) swam