Practice worksheet on participial phrases for Grade 8 English students.

A.
1. making bland food tastier → making
2. Depending on the dish → Depending
3. sprinkled on a dessert → sprinkled
4. produced in the Middle and Far East → produced
5. Treasured in ancient Egypt → Treasured
6. Importing them in great quantities → Importing
7. noted for their wealth → noted
8. having little money → having
9. considered inexpensive today → considered

B.
1. hoping for great wealth → nations
2. Looking for shorter routes → explorers
3. searching for a route to the East → Columbus
4. used mainly for flavor today → Spices
5. Grown in tropical countries → pepper
6. Extracted from a tree’s bark → cinnamon
7. preparing their dishes → Chefs
8. produced in powder form → Ginger