

This Grade 5 worksheet is designed to help students identify and correct the incorrect use of gerunds (verbs ending in -ing used as nouns). With a variety of exercises, this worksheet provides essential grammar practice for young learners.
✔️ Multiple choice questions to select sentences with correct gerund usage.
✔️ True/False statements to test understanding of gerund rules.
✔️ Fill-in-the-blank exercises to apply correct -ing verb forms.
✔️ Sentence rewriting to correct mistakes in gerund usage.
✔️ Paragraph completion to practice gerunds in real-life context.
This worksheet helps build fluency in using gerunds correctly, making grammar practice engaging and practical for students.
Perfect for strengthening core English grammar skills in a fun, accessible way!
Exercise 1 – Choose the Correct Sentence:
1. a) Riya enjoys dancing.
2. a) Ravi avoids eating junk food.
3. b) Meera is good at singing.
4. a) Asha likes reading books.
5. a) Raj is interested in playing cricket.
6. a) Riya finished doing work.
7. b) Ravi enjoys watching movies.
8. a) Meera is fond of drawing.
9. b) Asha kept talking.
10. b) Raj started playing games.
Exercise 2 – True or False:
1. False
2. False
3. True
4. False
5. True
6. True
7. False
8. True
9. True
10. False
Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks:
1. dancing
2. eating
3. singing
4. reading
5. writing
6. doing
7. watching
8. drawing
9. talking
10. practicing
Exercise 4 – Rewrite the Sentences:
1. Riya enjoys dancing.
2. Ravi avoids eating junk food.
3. Meera sings a song.
4. Asha likes reading books.
5. Raj is interested in playing.
6. Riya finished work.
7. Meera is fond of drawing.
8. Asha kept talking.
9. Ravi enjoys watching movies.
10. Raj started playing games.
Exercise 5 – Complete the Passage:
1. playing
2. doing
3. keeping
4. reading
5. drawing
6. practicing
7. singing
8. smiling
9. spending
10. reading
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A gerund is a verb ending in ing that acts as a noun in a sentence.
They confuse gerunds with verbs or miss using them correctly as subjects or objects.
They build understanding of verb forms used as nouns through editing and sentence practice.