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Adjectives "ed" or "ing"
Take the verb « to bore » then make two adjectives from it - boring & bored.
We use the adjective with “ed” to reflect how the person speaking feels or is concerned by something
Iwas bored by the history lesson.
We use the adjective with *ing" to describe something: The history lesson was boring.
‘Choose the correct form of adjective to complete these sentences:
| 4. The exam instructions were very complicating and the students Fett totally (confused; confusing)
2.1 don't ike horror films at all - in fact, 1 find them really (frightened; frightening)
3. Would you be in coming to the theatre this evening? | have a spare ticket. (interested;
‘ interesting)
WAL | 4 wish you would fix that dripping tap? it's getting on my nerves - it's really Airtated;
initating)
5. I didn't expect to see David at the party. | was realy to see him there. (surprised;
surprising)
| 6. He's just lost his job and is feeling a bit ww «e's go and cheer him up. (depressed;
| depressing)
7. A find it very cuulistening to music after a hard day's work. (relaxing; relaxed)
8. Sally said the book was really good but | was completely -with it. (boring; bored)
9. 1 get really when people throw rubbish in the streets. It makes me furious. (annoyed;
annoying)
410. thad done what he did, '¢ fee! really (embarrassed; embarrassing)
NV) | 22. the house hadn't been cleaned for ages. It was really (Gisgusting: disgusted)
frightening frightened
boring bored Use one of the adjectives in
eas poe ‘the box to complete each
surprising surprised
amusing amused sentence.
Y interesting interested
satisfyin satisfied
fj 2} find bang alone at right in a strange place very
2) John, don st around looking 0, Go and do something!
My jo is 50, | work alot atthe office and then have to spend another hour or two doing
aperwork at
«d)_ The room was in darkness when | entered and then suddenly the lights came on and everyone
was shouting "Happy Birthday”. | was so
The maths teacher wasn't at all yesterday because the students had played a funny
practical joke on him.
) If two big dogs attacked you, would you be really ?
8) The most thing about Linda is that she got promotion and didn't even tell anyone.
Look i's after midnight and | am feeling
) absolutely adore my uncte Bill he’s very
f ) My brother-in-law thinks he's a very son but he bores me to tears
) [think baseballs a ‘game, really don’t understand what attracts p
) Are you with your meal, sr? Perhaps I can bring you some more bread,
m) Jenny are you in what 'm saying or not? At least show some enthusiasm! |
n). Being anurse isa dificult
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