Present participles: What they are and how to spell them!

If you're not sure what a present participle is, don't worry: we're here to break it down for you. A participle is a word formed from a verb (for example, married or spoken). A present participle is formed from the present tense of a verb, which means that it ends in ing (for example, heating).

Present participles act as adjectives. They can also form the present progressive tense when they're accompanied by a helping verb such as is.

Now that we've defined present participles, let's see how well you can spell them! In the questions below, fill in the blank by choosing the correctly spelled present participle.

1. My grandmother loves to sit in her chair and knit.

rocking

rocing

roking

2. The kayaker sped down the rapids.

rageing

ragging

raging

3. My nephew is a picture of a giraffe.

colourring

colouring

colloring

4. Many people have dreams.

recuring

recurring

reccurring

5. Some say that letter writing is a art, but I'm doing my best to keep it alive!

dieing

dyeing

dying

6. The paramedic tried to console the parent.

panicking

pannicking

panicing

7. Cheques were presented to the charities.

bennefiting

benefiting

beneffiting

8. They're us to seek legal advice.

counsceling

counsselling

counselling

9. The air was filled with the joyful sounds of children.

frolicing

frolicking

frollicking

10. I can't believe I'm finally the knot today!

tying

tieing

tiing