English II
-ed and –ing adjectives
Adjectives that end ‘-ed’ (e.g. ‘bored’, ‘interested’) and adjectives
that end ‘-ing’ (e.g. ‘boring’, ‘interesting’) are often confused.
-ed adjectives
Adjectives that end ‘-ed’ describe emotions – they tell us how
people feel about something.
I was very bored in the maths lesson. I almost fell asleep.
He was surprised to see Helen. She’d told him she was going to
Australia.
Feeling tired and depressed, he went to bed.
-ing adjectives
Adjectives that end ‘-ing’ describe the thing that causes the emotion
– a boring lesson makes you feel bored.
Have you seen that film? It’s absolutely terrifying.
I could listen to him for hours. He’s one of the most interesting
people I’ve ever met.
I can’t eat this! It’s disgusting! What is it?
Remember that people can be boring but only if they make other
people feel bored.
He talks about the weather for hours. He’s so boring.
NOT I was very boring at the party so I went home.
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Homework 1 Name:____________________
Choose the correct adjectives and write your answers in the box at the
back.
1. My nephew was (A. amusing / B. amused) by the clown.
2. It’s so (A. frustrating / B. frustrated)! No matter how much I study I can’t seem to
remember this vocabulary.
3. This lesson is so (A. boring / B. bored)!
4. I’m feeling (A. depressed / B. depressing), so I’m going to go home, eat some
chocolate, and go to bed early with a good book.
5. I thought her new idea was absolutely (A. fascinated / B. fascinating).
6. This maths problem is so (A. confusing / B. confused). Can you help me?
7. The teacher was really (A. amusing / B. amused) so the lesson passed quickly.
8. The journey was (A. exhausting / B. exhausted)! Twelve hours by bus.
9. The plane began to move in a rather (A. alarming / B. alarmed) way.
10. He was (A. frightening / B. frightened) when he saw the spider.
11. I was really (A. embarrassing / B. embarrassed) when I fell over in the street.
12. That film was so (A. depressing / B. depressed)! There was no happy ending for
any of the characters.
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13. I’m sorry, I can’t come tonight. I’m completely (A. exhausting / B. exhausted).
14. We are going in a helicopter? How (A. exciting /B. excited)!
15. Don’t show my baby photos to people, Mum! It’s so (A. embarrassing /
B. embarrassed)!
16. It’s okay, it’s only me. Don’t be (A. alarming / B. alarmed).
17. My sister is so (A. exciting / B. excited) because she is going on holiday
tomorrow.
18. I hate long flights, I’m always really (A. boring / B. bored).
19. She looked very (A. confusing / B. confused) when I told her we had to change
the plan.
20. John was (A. fascinated / B. fascinating) by Mandarin when he first started
learning languages. He decided to study more and now he can speak it fluently.
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