Read and listen to these adjectives and do the exercise
Say how he feels. EX. He is bored
reference: English for Life Pre-Intermediate Oxford
Adjectives ending in ‘-ed’ and ‘-ing’
Do you know the difference between bored and boring?
Adjectives that end in -ed ➣bored ➣interested and adjectives that end in -ing ➣boring ➣interesting are often confused.
➫ -ed adjectives
Adjectives that end in -ed generally describe emotions ➫ they tell us how people feel.
➣ I was so bored in that lesson, I almost fell asleep.
➣ He was surprised to see Helen after all those years.
➣ She was really tired and went to bed early.
➫ -ing adjectives
Adjectives that end in -ing generally describe the thing that causes the emotion ➫ a boring lesson makes you feel bored.
➣ Have you seen that film? It’s really frightening.
➣ I could listen to her for hours. She’s so interesting.
➣ I can’t sleep! That noise is really annoying!
➬ Here are some adjectives that can have both an -ed and an -ing form.
| annoyed | annoying |
| bored | boring |
| confused | confusing |
| disappointed | disappointing |
| excited | exciting |
| frightened | frightening |
| interested | interesting |
| surprised | surprising |
| astonished | astonishing |
| tired | tiring |
| worried | worrying |
Choose the -ED or -ING adjective
| 1) My son was (amused / amusing) by the joke. | |
| 2) It’s so (frustrated / frustrating) when you fail the test! | |
| 3) Mathematics is extremely (bored / boring), I prefer Arts. | |
| 4) I am utterly (depressed / depressing), so I am going to bed and read Eva Luna. | |
| 5) Your idea was absolutely (fascinated / fascinating). | |
| 6) This map is so (confused / confusing). I can’t read it. | |
| 7) The lecture was quite (amused / amusing). | |
| 8) They are (exhausted / exhausting). They never stop showing off and bragging. | |
| 9) The plane started shaking in a rather (alarmed / alarming) way. | |
| 10) She was (frightened / frightening) when she saw that man. | |
| 11) I was really (embarrassed / embarrassing) when I could not remember her name. | |
| 12) That movie was entirely (depressed / depressing), no happy ending whatsoever. | |
| 13) I can’t go out tonight. I’m (exhausted / exhausting). | |
| 14) We are going abroad. How (excited / exciting)! | |
| 15) It’s (embarrassed / embarrassing) when people take selfies. | |
| 16) He is (bored / boring). Whenever I see him I begin to yawn. | |
| 17) My sister is so (excited / exciting) because she is starting a new job. | |
| 18) I hate long films. I’m always (bored / boring). | |
| 19) She seemed (confused / confusing) when I told her the truth. | |
| 20) He was (fascinated / fascinating) with the country. He decided to learn the language and now he speaks it fluently. |
KEY
| 1) amused |
| 2) frustrating |
| 3) boring |
| 4) depressed |
| 5) fascinating |
| 6) confusing |
| 7) amusing |
| 8) exhausting |
| 9) alarming |
| 10) frightened |
| 11) embarrassed |
| 12) depressing |
| 13) exhausted |
| 14) exciting |
| 15) embarrassing |
| 16) boring |
| 17) excited |
| 18) bored |
| 19) confused |
| 20) fascinated |
KEY
| 1) interesting |
| 2) bored |
| 3) tired |
| 4) annoying |
| 5) frightening |
| 6) embarrasing |
| 7) excited |
| 8) confusing |