Adjectives ending in -ed – ing
PET HO3
-ing adjectives are used to describe things: 'The lecture was boring.' -ed adjectives are used to describe our feelings: 'I felt very bored.'
-ed form
-ing form
annoyed
annoying
bored
boring
confused
confusing
embarrassed embarrassing surprised
surprising
worried
worrying
interested
interesting
Many adjectives that are formed with past participles (e.g. interested) describe a feeling or state. - I'm bored = I feel there is nothing that interests me at the moment. Many Adjectives formed from present participles (e.g interesting) describe the person, thing or topic which produces the feeling. - I'm boring = I'm a very uninteresting person.
Common -ed and -ing adjectives:
- shocked / shocking - worried / worrying - surprised / surprising - embarrassed / embarrassing - annoyed / annoying - interested / interesting - excited / exciting - thrilled / thrilling - amused / amusing Ed – ing adjectives
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Exercise. Choose the correct option.
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1. I love listening to ___ music at home. relaxing
relaxed
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2. I was very ___ in class yesterday. boring
bored
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3. That test was very ___. challenged
challenging
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4. Action movies are ___. exciting
excited
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5. My friend was ___ when she watched the show. entertained
entertaining
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6. I'm very ___ with my results.
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disappointing
disappointed
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7. I read some ___ statistics recently. startled
startling
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8. I saw an ___ concert recently. amazing
amazed
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9. I'm so ___ with my stupid husband! frustrating
frustrated
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10. English is a very ___ language! interesting
interested
Extra practice
http://www.better-english.com/grammar/adjing.htm
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