1. Greek Root Review with Participles (and cute animals)

2. Before we meet the participle… Let’s review adjectives, nouns, and verbs – A noun is a person, place, or thing, or sometimes an idea Examples of nouns: cat, book, happiness, California – An adjective is a word that describes a noun. Examples: – All of my students are very smart. – The purple and blue hydrangeas are my favorite flowers. – A verb is either an action word, or a state of being word Examples of action verbs: – Jump, scream, run, laugh, dance Examples of state of being verbs: – am, is, are, was, were

3. Introducing the Participle! definition: a verb ending in “- ing”, “ed” or “en” yet used as an adjective; it is placed BEFORE the noun it describes. Examples: Baked brownies (verb: bake) Jumping rabbits (verb: jump) Glazed donuts (verb: glaze) Excited students (verb: excite)

4. Participle Practice Directions: Read the following sentences Write down the participle phrases and underline the participle. Then, draw an arrow to the noun the participle is describing.

5. Participle Practice: 1.Sarah has an unexplained phobia of eating fried grasshoppers.

6. Participle Practice: 1.Sarah has an unexplained phobia of eating fried grasshoppers.

7. Participle Practice: 2. The screaming baby woke up every sleeping person in the house. 3. Jason’s hydrophobia broke out as soon as the swimming pool came into view.

8. Participle Practice: 2. The screaming baby woke up every sleeping person in the house. 3. Jason’s hydrophobia broke out as soon as the swimming pool came into view.

9. 4. The Wonder Twins activated their synchronized watches before heading off to the burning building.

10. Participle Practice: 4. The Wonder Twins activated their synchronized watches before heading off to the burning building.

11. Participle Practice: 5. Baked and burnt, the chicken was untouched by the picnic guests.

12. Participle Practice: 5. Baked and burnt, the chicken was untouched by the picnic guests.