Verbals Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: L.8.1.A

Core Standard
Answer Keys Here

Verbals are verbs, but they will function in a sentence as a different part of speech. The best way to spot verbals is to look a for suffixes and the placement of the suffix in a sentence. There are three different types of verbals: gerunds, infinitives, and participles. Gerunds are verbals that end in -ing and act as a noun. If a verbal acts like an adjective, adverb, or noun and is accompanied by the word "to", it is an infinitive. A participle is a verbal that acts like an adjective. These worksheets will help students learn how to identify and classify verbals in sentences. They will also learn how to use verbals in their own writing.

Verbals Worksheets To Print:

To Infinitives... and Beyond as Adjectives - You will need to breakdown each sentence to find your target here.

To Infinitives... and Beyond as Adverbs - It is sentence writing time. Write a sentence using each of the following infinitives as an adverb.

Search for Infinitives - Some of these words, just don't match the picture exactly. Find each of the following words hidden in the puzzle below. Use each one as an infinitive in a sentence.

Find the Infinitives - A word search, but we give you a word bank. Look at the sentences below. Put an X by the ones that have an infinitive in them.

Infinitives to the Finish Line - X-out the sentences that have infinitives. You can circle them too, your choice.

Gerunds - Use each of the gerunds in the list below as the subject of a sentence. You will write twelve sentences in all.

Gerunds as Objects of the Verb - Put one line under the verb in each sentence and two lines the gerund that is the object of the verb.

Describe It - Write a sentence containing a gerund to describe each picture below. Take some time to think creatively before you jump to conclusions.

Gerund Phrases - Look at the list of gerunds below. Write a sentence using each one in a prepositional phrase. You may use the prepositions more than once, but you must use at least six of them.

Preposition or Gerund - Write P for Preposition or G for Gerund beside each word below. Find each word hidden in the puzzle.

Change it to a Gerund - Rewrite each of the following sentences using a gerund without changing the meaning of the sentence.

Match it Up - Fill in the blank with the infinitive from the list below that best completes the sentence.

What is a Verb? - After each sentence write A if the verb shows action or SB if the verb shows state of being.

Which One - Look at the word in bold print in each sentence below. Is it a participle, a gerund, a verb, or an infinitive? Write your answer in the space provided.

Using Verbals - 1. Write 4 sentences using an infinitive. 2. Write 4 sentences using a participle. 3. Write 4 sentences using a gerund.

More Verbal Worksheet Topics:

Verbal Shifts In Voice and Mood - These can be found in the same paragraph or across an extending amount of work such as several chapters.

What are Verbals?


Verbal, as the name suggests, is the form of a verb. Verbal may act as an adjective or as a noun. Three important components of the English literature participles, gerund, and infinitive fall in the category of verbals too. Given below is an in-depth explanation of all these three categories of verbals:


Participles

Verbals that function as a noun are known as a participle or participle verbal. There exist two different types of participles: present participle and past participle. Present participle ends with -ing and past participle end with d, ed, en or t. For example, to wash clothes is a verb now when we will use a present participle to convert it in to verbal it will be written as washing clothes and by using past participle it will be written as washed clothes. Some sentences that are using participle as verbals are "she is baking the cake for ten minutes; the cake is baked for ten minutes etc."


Gerund

Verb acting as a noun is known as a gerund or gerund participle. The easiest way to locate gerund is that it always ends with -ing and functions as a noun. For example "Singing doll is loved by kids" some other sentences that are using a gerund as verbal are "I hate jumping, I like writing essays, cooking is fun, etc."


Infinitive

Verb acting as both noun and adjective is called infinitive. It is a form of the verb that must have the word 'to' with it. So that to acts as a noun and the verb acts as an adjective or in some cases as an adverb. For example in a sentence "the person to meet me was Dave" to meet is an infinitive and is acting as adjective similarly "dogs loved to play tricks" to play is functioning as noun infinitive. Other two sentences that are using infinite as verbals are "she has a meeting to call and to win is the matter of life and death."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



To Infinitives... and Beyond as Adjectives Preview