William Vocabulary

I. Adjectives that end in ED or ING

Choose the correct option

1. Today’s history class was extremely …………………………………… .

interested – frightening – frightened – interesting

2. We were very ……………………. after traveling all day on the bus.

tiring – tired – confusing – confused

3. The movie was so ……………………. that we decided to leave the cinema early.
exciting – bored – excited – boring

4. You will be really ……………………. when I tell you what happened last night.
surprised – bored – boring – surprising

5. Although my job is hard and ……………………… , I really love it and I am happy.

excited – tiring – exciting – tired

6. My little brother is always making noise and using my things. He is very ……………………. .
boring – bored – annoying – annoyed

7. Our holiday was …………………… . The scenery was fantastic and the atmosphere so peaceful.
frustrating – amazing – frustrated – amazed

Choose the correct form of the following adjectives to complete each sentence

bored / boring – frightened / frightening – amazed / amazing – satisfied / satisfying

excited / exciting – surprised / surprising – annoyed / annoying – frustrated / frustrating

1. I was a little ……………………. with my friend because he borrowed my maths book and didn’t
give it back.

2. The little boy was ………………….. when he saw the three kings and the camels for the first time.

3. We didn’t expect to win the prize, so it was ……………………….. when we heard our name.

4. Peter hates history, and unfortunately he always feels ………………….. in the class.

5. English is difficult for me, and I find it …………………………. when I don’t understand it.

6. We loved the roller coaster at the theme park as it was fast and …………………………. .

7. The children were …………………………… outside in the dark and they wanted to go home.
II. Extreme adjectives

Choose the extreme adjective a-m for each adjective 1-13

1. pretty …….. a. awful

2. cold …….. b. boiling
3. small …….. c. freezing
4. tired …….. d. filthy
5. scary …….. e. fantastic
6. bad …….. f. miserable
7. sad …….. g. tiny
8. angry …….. h. huge
9. hungry …….. i. terrifying
10. dirty …….. j. furious
11. big …….. k. gorgeous
12. good …….. l. starving
13. hot …….. m. exhausted

Fill in with one of the extreme adjectives.

1. Have you been crying? You look ………………………… .

2. His mother told him to clean his …………………… bedroom immediately.

3. I am not going out today. It is snowing and the weather is ………………….. .

4. A mouse is a ………………….. animal, but an elephant is ……………….. .

5. Harry’s dad was ……………….. with him because he crashed the car.

6. I’m not going out tonight. I am ……………….. from playing two football matches.

7. I don’t like horror movies. They are too ……………………. for me.

Now, you write a sentence with the following extreme adjectives.

1. gorgeous ………………………………………………………………………………………………..

2. awful ………………………………………………………………………………………………..

3. starving ………………………………………………………………………………………………..