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Adjectives ending with” Ed” and “Ing”

I’m interested in music because


music is very
interesting.
There are many adjectives in English which have two forms: _Ed form and _Ing form

-Ed form adjectives -Ing form adjectives


We use them to describe people’s feelings. They are We use them to describe things.
usually used with the verb “to be” or verbs like
“seem” “look” “feel” appear”. My job is very tiring.
I feel tired today. The technology lecture is very interesting.
She seems satisfied with her marks. I don’t like that film. It’s boring.

Put the bracketed verbs in _Ed or _Ing form:

Interested interesting 1-The pupils felt (confuse)……………………… because the exam was
Bored boring very difficult.
Scared scaring 2-I become so (frighten)……………………… when I watch horror
Worried worrying films.
Confused confusing 3-I don’t like the history lecture because it’s (bore)……………………
Tired tiring 4-The mother is (worry)………………… about her children.
Relaxed relaxing 5-At the end of the day I become (tire)………………
Excited exciting 6-The teacher was (shock)……………………… by what the pupil
Terrified terrifying said.
Amused amusing 7-I’m (please)……………………… to write you this letter.
Surprised surprising 8-The doctor advised me to listen to music regularly because it’s very
Exhausted exhausting (relax)………………………
Frightened frightening 9-That’s really a (fascinate)……………………… idea.
Annoyed annoying
Circle the right alternative :
Satisfied satisfying
Embarrassed embarrassing
1-They were (disappointed / disappointing) after watching the movie
Shocked shocking
last night.
Fascinated fascinating
2-Sandra is (embarrassing / embarrassed) because her father refused
Astonished astonishing
to let her go out with her friends.
Frustrated frustrating
3-Because of the housework, my mother becomes so (exhausted /
Inspired inspiring
exhausting).
Pleased pleasing
4-I don’t like this job. It’s very (tiring / tired).
Disturbed disturbing
5-He became so (depressed / depressing) after leaving his job.
Charmed charming
6-I read that book last week. It was (bored / boring).
7-My sister feels (satisfying / satisfied) with her work.
8-Your answers are not (convinced / convincing).
9-I like my best friend’s house. It’s (charming / charmed).
10-I don’t like this food. It’s (disgusting / disgusted).
11-I was (shocked / shocked) when I heard the news last night.
12-The pupils make much noise in the class. So the teacher becomes
(annoyed / annoying).
13-Every summer I travel to Paris to have a (relaxed / relaxing)
holiday.
14-I’m (bored / boring) because the history lecture is very (bored /
boring).

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