: de sc ribe s an e f f e c t

: de sc ribe s t he c ause

U sually af t e r t he f ollo wing ve rbs: be, be c o me , f e e l, ge t , gro w, lo o k, se e m, and t urn.

t o a lar m t o c o nf u se t o e xc it e t o ir r it a t e t o t e r r if y
t o a ma ze t o c o nvin c e t o e xh a u st t o o ve r wh e lm t o t hreat en
t o a mu se t o d e pr e ss t o f a sc ín a t e t o pu zzle t o t h r ill
t o annoy t o d isa ppo int t o f r igh t e n t o r e la x t o t ir e
t o a st o nish t o d isgu st t o f r u st r at e t o sat isf y t o wo r r y
t o a st o u nd t o e mb a r r a ss t o h o r r if y t o sh o c k
t o bore t o e n c o u r a ge t o int e r e st t o su r pr ise

U se t he right adje c t ive , -e d o r –ing. C ho o se C o mple t e t he se nt e nc e s wit h an adje c t ive ,

t he be st o pt io n t o c o mple t e e ac h se nt e nc e .
1) M y mo st ___________________ e xpe r ien c e a s a
t e e na ge r wa s t r a ve llin g t o L o nd o n o n my o wn.
I r e me mb e r I wa s so ___________________ t h a t
I c o u ld n’t sle e p t h e n igh t b e f o r e my f ligh t .
(e xc it e )
2) I wa s r e a lly __________________ wh e n I go t t o
t h e a ir po r t a n d f o u nd ou t t h a t J u lie , t h e gir l
I like d mo st f r o m h igh sc h o o l, wa s t r a ve lling
wit h me . (su r pr ise )
3) I f e lt r a t h e r ___________________ wh e n sh e
a ske d t o sit n e xt t o me . D id sh e f e e l t h e
sa me wa y a s I d id ? (c o nf u se )
4) Sh e t o ld me sh e wa s a lit t le b it ______________
a b o u t t h e f ligh t . (wo r r y)
5) I a d vise d h e r t o list e n t o so me ______________
mu sic . So o n, we b o t h f e lt mo r e ____________.
-e d o r –ing, o r t he ve rb in t he right ve rb
t e nse f o rm.
1) T o mmy is r e a lly _________________ (e xc it e )
a b o u t d r ivin g h is sp e c ia lly a d a pt e d c a r .
2) H e is r e a lly ___________________ (int e r e st ) in
t r a ve lling. H e wo n ’t h a ve t o d e pe nd o n h is
pa r e nt s a ny mo r e .
3) So me d r ive r s pa r k in pla c e s r e se r ve d f o r
d isa b le d pa r king - t h is __________________
(a n n o y) me !
4) Fin d ing a pla c e t o pa r k is ve r y ______________
(f r u st r a t e ) f o r sh o ppe r s wh e n t h e y’r e in a
h u r r y.
C o mple t e t he se nt e nc e s by adding t he
c o rre c t suf f ix t o t he wo rds be lo w:
amaze e xc it e e xhaust 
int e re st sat isf y sho c k 

(r e la x)
6) I le a r nt lo t s o f English a n d f o u nd o u t t h a t
J u lie wa s ___________________ in me ! M y st a y
in L o nd o n wa s e xt r e me ly ___________________.
(int e r e st )
1) I we nt t o t h e U 2 c o nc e r t o n Sa t u r d a y n igh t .
It wa s a b so lu t e ly ___________________!
2) Sa lly isn ’t ____________________ in f o o t b a ll.
Sh e t h in ks it ’s a st u pid ga me !.
3) T h a t wa s a ____________________ me a l. I
h a ve n’t e a t e n su c h go o d f o o d in a lo n g t ime .
4) Sh e wa s ___________________ wh e n sh e wo n
t h e c o nt e st . Sh e d id n’t b e lie ve it a t f ir st .
5) D a ve h a d t o wa lk o ve r 30 km t o ge t h o me . H e
wa s ___________________ wh e n h e a r r ive d .
6) T h e r e a r e a lo t o f ____________________ r id e s
a t t h e a mu se me n t pa r k, b u t so me o f t h e m a r e
t o o sc ar y f o r me .
 : de sc ribe s an e f f e c t

: de sc ribe s t he c ause

U sually af t e r t he f o llo wing ve rbs: be , be c o me , f e e l, ge t , gro w, lo o k, se e m, and t urn.

t o a la r m t o c o n f u se t o e xc it e t o ir r it a t e t o t e r r if y
t o a ma ze t o c o n vinc e t o e xh a u st t o o ve r wh e lm t o t hreat en
t o a mu se t o d e pr e ss t o f a sc ina t e t o pu zzle t o t h r ill
t o annoy t o d isa ppo in t t o f r igh t e n t o r e la x t o t ir e
t o a st o n ish t o d isgu st t o f r u st r a t e t o sa t isf y t o wo r r y
t o a st o u n d t o e mb a r r a ss t o h o r r if y t o sh o c k
t o bore t o e n c o u r a ge t o int e r e st t o su r pr ise

U se t he right adje c t ive , -e d o r –ing. C ho o se C o mple t e t he se nt e nc e s wit h an adje c t ive ,

t he be st o pt io n t o c o mple t e e ac h se nt e nc e .
1) M y mo st ___________________ e xpe r ie n c e a s a
t e e na ge r wa s t r a ve llin g t o L o n d o n o n my o wn .
I r e me mb e r I wa s so ___________________ t h a t
I c o u ld n ’t sle e p t h e nigh t b e f o r e my f ligh t .
(e xc it e )
2) I wa s r e a lly __________________ wh e n I go t t o
t h e a ir po r t a n d f o u n d o u t t h a t J u lie , t h e gir l
I like d mo st f r o m h igh sc h o o l, wa s t r a ve lling
wit h me . (su r pr ise )
3) I f e lt r a t h e r ___________________ wh e n sh e
a ske d t o sit n e xt t o me . D id sh e f e e l t h e
sa me wa y a s I d id ? (c o n f u se )
4) Sh e t o ld me sh e wa s a lit t le b it ______________
a b o u t t h e f ligh t . (wo r r y)
5) I a d vise d h e r t o list e n t o so me ______________
mu sic . So o n, we b o t h f e lt mo r e ____________.
-e d o r –ing, o r t he ve rb in t he right ve rb
t e nse f o rm.
1) T o mmy is r e a lly _________________ (e xc it e )
a b o u t d r ivin g h is spe c ia lly a d a pt e d c a r .
2) H e is r e a lly ___________________ (in t e r e st ) in
t r a ve lling. H e wo n’t h a ve t o d e pe nd o n h is
pa r e n t s a n y mo r e .
3) So me d r ive r s pa r k in pla c e s r e se r ve d f o r
d isa b le d pa r king - t h is _______________ (a nn o y)
me !
4) Find ing a pla c e t o pa r k is ve r y ______________
(f r u st r a t e ) f o r sh o pp e r s wh e n t h e y’r e in a
h u r r y.
C o mple t e t he se nt e nc e s by adding t he
c o rre c t suf f ix t o t he wo rds be lo w:
amaze e xc it e e xhaust 
int e re st sat isf y sho c k 

(r e la x)
6) I le a r nt lo t s o f En glish a n d f o u nd o u t t h a t
J u lie wa s ___________________ in me ! M y st a y
in L o nd o n wa s e xt r e me ly ___________________.
(in t e r e st )
1) I we nt t o t h e U 2 c o nc e r t o n Sa t u r d a y n igh t .
It wa s a b so lu t e ly ___________________!
2) Sa lly isn’t ____________________ in f o o t b a ll.
Sh e t h inks it ’s a st u pid ga me !.
3) T h a t wa s a ____________________ me a l. I
h a ve n ’t e a t e n su c h go o d f o o d in a lo n g t ime .
4) Sh e wa s ___________________ wh e n sh e wo n
t h e c o n t e st . Sh e d id n ’t b e lie ve it a t f ir st .
5) D a ve h a d t o wa lk o ve r 30 km t o ge t h o me . H e
wa s ___________________ wh e n h e a r r ive d .
6) T h e r e a r e a lo t o f ____________________ r id e s
a t t h e a mu se me nt pa r k, b u t so me o f t h e m
a r e t o o sc a r y f o r me .