: describes an eff ect

: describes the cause

Usually after the following verbs: be, become, feel, get, grow, look, seem, and turn.

to alarm to conf use to excite to irritate to terrif y

to amaze to convince to exhaust to overwhelm to threaten
to amuse to depress to f ascínate to puzzle to thrill
to annoy to disappoint to f righten to relax to tire
to astonish to disgust to f rustrate to satisf y to worry
to astound to embarrass to horrif y to shock
to bore to encourage to interest to surprise

Use the right adjective, -ed or –ing. C hoose
the best option to complete each sentence.
1) M y most ___________________ experience as a
teenager was travelling to L ondon on my own.
I remember I was so ___________________ that
I couldn’t sleep the night bef ore my fl ight.
(excite)
2) I was really __________________ when I got to
the airport and f ound out that J ulie, the girl
I liked most f rom high school, was travelling
with me. (surprise)
3) I f elt rather ___________________ when she
asked to sit next to me. D id she f eel the
same way as I did? (conf use)
4) She told me she was a little bit ______________
about the fl ight. (worry)
5) I advised her to listen to some ______________
music. Soon, we both f elt more ____________.
C omplete the sentences with an adjective,
-ed or –ing, or the verb in the right verb
tense form.
1) T ommy is really _________________ (excite)
about driving his specially adapted car.
2) H e is really ___________________ (interest) in
travelling. H e won’t have to depend on his
parents any more.
3) Some drivers park in places reserved f or
disabled parking - this __________________
(annoy) me!
4) Finding a place to park is very ______________
(f rustrate) f or shoppers when they’re in a
hurry.
C omplete the sentences by adding the
correct suffi x to the words below:
amaze excite exhaust 
interest satisfy shock 

(relax)
6) I learnt lots of English and f ound out that
J ulie was ___________________ in me! M y stay
in L ondon was extremely ___________________.
(interest)
1) I went to the U 2 concert on Saturday night.
I t was absolutely ___________________!
2) Sally isn’t ____________________ in f ootball.
She thinks it’s a stupid game!.
3) T hat was a ____________________ meal. I
haven’t eaten such good f ood in a long time.
4) She was ___________________ when she won
the contest. She didn’t believe it at fi rst.
5) D ave had to walk over 30 km to get home. H e
was ___________________ when he arrived.
6) T here are a lot of ____________________ rides
at the amusement park, but some of them are
too scary f or me.
 : describes an eff ect

: describes the cause

Usually after the following verbs: be, become, feel, get, grow, look, seem, and turn.

to alarm to conf use to excite to irritate to terrif y

to amaze to convince to exhaust to overwhelm to threaten
to amuse to depress to f ascinate to puzzle to thrill
to annoy to disappoint to f righten to relax to tire
to astonish to disgust to f rustrate to satisf y to worry
to astound to embarrass to horrif y to shock
to bore to encourage to interest to surprise

Use the right adjective, -ed or –ing. C hoose
the best option to complete each sentence.
1) M y most ___________________ experience as a
teenager was travelling to L ondon on my own.
I remember I was so ___________________ that
I couldn’t sleep the night bef ore my fl ight.
(excite)
2) I was really __________________ when I got to
the airport and f ound out that J ulie, the girl
I liked most f rom high school, was travelling
with me. (surprise)
3) I f elt rather ___________________ when she
asked to sit next to me. D id she f eel the
same way as I did? (conf use)
4) She told me she was a little bit ______________
about the fl ight. (worry)
5) I advised her to listen to some ______________
music. Soon, we both f elt more ____________.
C omplete the sentences with an adjective,
-ed or –ing, or the verb in the right verb
tense form.
1) T ommy is really _________________ (excite)
about driving his specially adapted car.
2) He is really ___________________ (interest) in
travelling. H e won’t have to depend on his
parents any more.
3) Some drivers park in places reserved f or
disabled parking - this _______________ (annoy)
me!
4) Finding a place to park is very ______________
(f rustrate) f or shoppers when they’re in a
hurry.
C omplete the sentences by adding the
correct suffi x to the words below:
amaze excite exhaust 
interest satisfy shock 

(relax)
6) I learnt lots of English and f ound out that
J ulie was ___________________ in me! M y stay
in L ondon was extremely ___________________.
(interest)
1) I went to the U 2 concert on Saturday night.
I t was absolutely ___________________!
2) Sally isn’t ____________________ in f ootball.
She thinks it’s a stupid game!.
3) T hat was a ____________________ meal. I
haven’t eaten such good f ood in a long time.
4) She was ___________________ when she won
the contest. She didn’t believe it at fi rst.
5) D ave had to walk over 30 km to get home. He
was ___________________ when he arrived.
6) T here are a lot of ____________________ rides
at the amusement park, but some of them
are too scary f or me.