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Grade 4 Reading & Writing · World 4: Grammar Gearworks · Level 33
Verbs as Describers
Participles that describe nouns (the broken vase, the smiling crowd, a frozen pond), and spotting them in sentences.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 33
- Some verb forms can describe nouns, just like adjectives. They're called participles.
- Present participles end in i n g: a barking dog, a smiling crowd, running water.
- Past participles often end in e d or e n: a painted fence, a broken vase, a frozen pond, fallen leaves.
- Watch out! With a helping verb, the same word is part of the verb. The barking dog woke us up: describing word. The dog is barking: verb.
- Your turn! Tap the participle: We skated on the frozen pond.
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards:
- 4.L.GC.1.44 — Grammar: Form and use participles. (Introduce)