Name: _________________

Task: Fill in the gaps with adjectives ending with -ed or -ing.

An adjective that ends in -ed is used to

An adjective that ends in -ing is used to
describe a feeling (or how a person
describe the characteristic of a person,
feels) or an emotion. It is used to
a thing or a situation.
describe a thing.

1. My dog is _______, he doesn’t like the ball. (bore)

2. These books are _________! (bore)
3. I was very ______. I went to bed that night. (tire)
4. I like science fiction; they are very ________. (interest)
5. I don’t like math, they are ________. (bore)
6. He is very _________ for the movie tonight! (excite)
7. Look at this video! It is very _________. (satisfy)
8. I am ________ in education, I love it! (interest)
9. This website is very ________! (annoy)
10. She is ______ right now. (tire)
11. I was __________ because I spitted the juice in front of my mom!
(embarrass)
12. He is _________ in space science. (interest)
13. Geography is very __________ to her. (interest)
14. They are _______ because they are going to get caught! (worry)
15. I am __________ that my favourite singer won the award. (surprise)
16. I was __________ with the show. I expected it to be much better.
(disappoint)
17. The news was ________! (shock)
18. I am very ________ in tennis. (interest)
19. London is an _______ city. (excite)
20. The film was _____. (bore)
21. Her experience was really ___________. (frighten)
22. He finds the lessons _______. (tire)
23. He is _________ with the science experiment. (amaze)
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24. My dog is bored, he doesn’t like the ball. (bore)

25. These books are boring! (bore)
26. I was very tired. I went to bed that night. (tire)
27. I like science fiction; they are very interesting. (interest)
28. I don’t like math, they are boring. (bore)
29. He is very exciting for the movie tonight! (excite)
30. Look at this video! It is very satisfying. (satisfy)
31. I am interested in education, I love it! (interest)
32. This website is very annoying! (annoy)
33. She is tired right now. (tire)
34. I was embarrassed because I spitted the juice in front of my mom!
(embarrass)
35. He is interested in space science. (interest)
36. Geography is very interesting to her. (interest)
37. They are worried because they are going to get caught! (worry)
38. I am surprised that my favourite singer won the award. (surprise)
39. I was disappointed with the show. I expected it to be much better.
(disappoint)
40. The news was shocking! (shock)
41. I am very interested in tennis. (interest)
42. London is an exciting city. (excite)
43. The film was boring. (bore)
44. Her experience was really frightening. (frighten)
45. He finds the lessons tiring. (tire)
46. He is amazed with the science experiment. (amaze)