Adjectives with -ed and -ing___________________________________

be tired of + n. be bored with + n.

be scared / afraid of + n. be surprised at + n.

be excited about + n. be confused about

be worried about + n. be interested in

be embarrassed about + n. be amazed by/at

1. I _______________________ piano, but I hate to practice every day.

2. Jason ____________________fishing. He has no idea what’s so fun about it.

3. We _______________________ our exam. We heard that it’s going to be

hard.

4. Helen and Jim ________________________their trip around the world.

5. Anne ____________________flying. She never travels abroad.

6. You should take a break. You look ______________________.

7. I ________________________the date after a long weekend.

8. Some people feel _______________________ undressing in front of the

doctor.

9. We____________________ the result of the match. We were supposed to

win!

10. I ________________________ the height of the mountain.

Adjectives with -ed and -ing__________________________________________
-ed adj.: a person's feelings,
e.g. 'I'm bored'.
-ing adj.: the situation, person or thing that caused the feeling,
e.g. 'The film was boring'.

A. Frank is a UFO researcher. He became a UFO researcher because of something he saw

when he was a child. Match the sentence halves to find out what happened.
B. Use the words in brackets to complete the sentences with -ed or -ing adjectives.
1. Frank thought that the spaceship and aliens were .............................. (amaze).
2. He was ............................. (excite) after he stopped feeling ............................ (frighten).
3. He was .............................. (surprise) that it felt .............................. (relax) to watch the
aliens move around the garden.
4. The aliens didn't feel .............................. (entertain) when they saw Frank.
5. It was ............................. (surprise) to see how fast the aliens could move.
6. Frank always remembered that .............................. (excite) night.