vocabulary

Adjectives ending in -ed and -ing

An award for bravery
1 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
3 Complete the sentences by adding -ed or -ing.
1 The book is an interest story of heroism.
astounded countless dazed dreadful exhausted
gripping heroic intense terrified 2 He was thrill to hear about his cousin’s visit.
3 Revising for exams can be exhaust .
1 She was to discover that her grandfather had 4 It was very embarrass when I got her name wrong.
received a bravery award. 5 I took the wrong turning because I was bewilder by the
2 The discovery of penicillin has saved the lives of road signs.
people. 6 Please stop that annoy noise!
3 Firefighters rescued a woman and her three 7 The boy folded his arms and gave a bor sigh.
children from the burning house. 8 My little brother is frighten of the dark.
4 The ball hit him on the back of the head, and he was
for a few seconds. 4 Complete each sentence with an adjective. Use the verbs in
the box and add -ed or -ing.
5 They sat under a tree to escape from the heat
of the sun. amaze bore deafen disappoint mesmerize move
6 Only his actions prevented his sister from 1 The plane made a noise as it took off.
drowning. 2 My sister was very by her exam results; she didn’t
7 I’ve just read a book about the people who get in to college.
have been awarded the George Cross. 3 For a child, she showed courage.
8 I was after walking for three hours to reach the 4 It was such a play that most of the audience were
hotel. in tears.
9 He suffered injuries in a climbing accident. 5 As a child, he was by machines; he always took
them apart and rebuilt them.
2 Complete the text with the words in the box.
6 Pets can easily become if they are on their own all
agonizing distressed exceptional horrific
day.
panic-stricken

Challenge!
Write four sentences to describe this photo. Include at
least one adjective ending in -ed or -ing in each sentence.

There were dramatic scenes at West Hill zoo in the south

of England on Saturday when a tiger escaped from its
enclosure. 1 visitors ran screaming as the tiger
attacked. A 2 scene was avoided thanks to the
bravery of the tiger’s keeper, Mark Hamley. He showed
3 bravery in his attempts to recapture the
animal, which were eventually successful. In the confusion,
a mother lost her five-year-old son and had to suffer an
4 wait of nearly an hour before zoo officials
found the child, who was a little 5 but otherwise
unharmed. This is not the first incident of this kind at the
zoo. Safety standards at West Hill attracted severe criticism
four years ago, when a crocodile escaped.

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 skills
Personal heroes 4 Rewrite the sentences so that they include the words in
brackets. Keep the same meaning.
1 Complete the table with nouns related to the adjectives.
1 It’s all about being a loyal friend. (important thing)
adjectives nouns The most important thing is being a loyal friend.
courageous 1 2 My uncle grew up in Australia. (childhood)

cowardly 2
3 As if that weren’t enough, it started to rain. (addition)
educated 3
generous 4 4 I really admire her courage. (admirable)
intelligent 5
loyal 6 5 He’s an inspiring example to other children. (inspiration)

mean 7
6 What I remember most clearly is his calm voice.
modest 8 (stand out)
wise 9

2 Complete the sentences with a noun or adjective from

exercise 1. lllll Extension: biography

1 She showed amazing when she dived into 5 Check the meaning of the words and complete the
the lake to rescue her brother. biography about Helen Keller’s teacher.
2 It was very of Jack’s aunt to pay his became college blind born grew up inspiration
university fees. managed orphanage successful taught
3 I’m very to my friends, and always stand by
them in difficult situations.
4 It’s to compare prices before buying
electronic goods.
5 My grandfather was not an man; he had to
go out to work when he was twelve years old.
6 Luke showed great as a child, and could
read before he was four years old.
7 He’s a very successful businessman, but he’s too
to talk about his own success.
8 My brother is too to buy anybody else a
present.
9 Many people display on a visit to the
dentist.

3 Study the example. Then write more sentences that show Annie Sullivan was 1 in 1866 and
the meaning of the adjectives. 2 in America. Her mother died when she was
1 A wise person knows a lot about the world and makes good nine years old and she had to live in an 3 .
decisions. While she was there, she became blind. In 1880, Annie
2 A cowardly person moved to the Perkins Institution for the Blind, and six years
later she 4 to graduate from 5 .
3 A modest person In 1887, Annie Sullivan met Helen Keller for the first time
and she 6 her teacher. Helen Keller was
4 A generous person
7
too, but she was also deaf and unable to
talk. Annie 8 Helen how to talk, read, write
5 An educated person and feel things. Annie was not only a good teacher, but also
a great 9 , to Helen. She helped Helen go to
6 A courageous person college and to have a very 10 life.

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 grammar
Comparatives and superlatives
1 Complete the table with the missing forms of the adjectives. 4 Complete the sentences with the superlative form of the
1 wealthy wealthier adjective and match them with sentence halves a–f.
2 generous
3 scarier
4 small
5 hot
6 the coldest
7 good
8 worse
9 far
10 the most talented
11 well known
12 the fittest 1 Jupiter is (large) the largest planet in the solar system. d
2 The Nile is (long)
2 Write true sentences using the comparative form of the 3 Titanic is (successful)
adjectives in brackets.
4 The Caspian Sea is (big)
1 silver / gold (heavy) 5 London Heathrow is (busy)
Gold is heavier than silver. 6 Djibouti is (hot)
2 Norway / Brazil (warm)
a river in Africa. d planet in the solar system.
b airport in the world. e country in the world
3 April / January (short)
c lake in the world. f disaster film of all time.

4 fruit / junk food (healthy) 5 Write sentences about your country using superlative
forms of the adjectives.
5 Egypt / Turkey (small) 1 (big city) .
2 (busy port) .
6 Fiats / Ferraris (expensive) 3 (famous building) .
4 (well-known person) .
7 tigers / horses (dangerous)

Challenge!
3 Complete the sentences with your own ideas and a Complete the questions with the comparative or
comparative form of the adjective. superlative form of the adjectives. Then answer the
questions.
1 Physics is difficult, but chemistry is more difficult.
1 What is (big) country in the world?
2 Money is important, but

2 Is the Atlantic Ocean (large) or (small)

3 Football matches are thrilling, but
than the Pacific Ocean?

4 Walking is healthy, but

3 Which is (cold) continent in the world?

5 Mountaineers are brave, but 4 Is gold (heavy) than silver?

6 Bill Gates is well-known, but 5 What’s (high) mountain in the world?

7 Brad Pitt is talented, but 6 Which is (near) to the Sun: Mars or Earth?

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 GRAMMAR
3
(not) as … as, too, enough Rewrite the sentences using too or enough and the opposite
adjective in the box. Keep the same meaning!
1 Look at the information about Jeff Smart and Gemma Brown. early generous impatient old optimistic popular
Then write sentences using as … as or not as … as and the short slow wet
adjectives in brackets.
1 We’re too late to see the dawn.
Jeff Smart We aren’t early enough to see the dawn.
Age 20 2 I’m too young to drive a car.
Height 176 cm
Weight 75 kg 3 These jeans aren’t dry enough to wear.

$2,000 per
Money 4 His car isn’t fast enough.
month
45 hours a
Work 5 He’s too mean to pay for my coffee.
week

6 The film wasn’t long enough.

Gemma Brown
Age 18 7 He’s too unpopular to win the award.
Height 176 cm
8 She isn’t patient enough to wait.
Weight 65 kg
$2,000 per 9 You’re too pessimistic about your future!
Money
month
30 hours a
Work 4 Complete the sentences using as or than.
week
1 Today isn’t as cold yesterday.
1 (young) Jeff isn’t as young as Gemma. 2 Are girls more hard-working boys?
2 (old) 3 You didn’t get up as early your sister.
4 Golf is more boring football.
3 (tall) 5 I’m not as rich you think I am.
6 Are you as confused me?
4 (heavy)
Challenge!
5 (rich)
Complete these common English similes with words in the
box. Can you think of similar expressions in your language?
6 (hard-working)
ABC a bat a bee ice lightning a mouse a picture
a tree
2 Now write sentences comparing yourself with Jeff Smart or 1 He’s as cold as .
Gemma Brown.
2 She’s as pretty as .
1 (old) I’m not as old as Gemma. 3 He’s as quiet as .
4 She’s as quick as .
2 (tall) 5 He’s as blind as .
6 She’s as busy as .
3 (heavy) 7 It’s as easy as .
8 He’s as tall as .
4 (rich)
Similar expressions in your language:
5 (hard-working)

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 self check 4: grammar

1 Complete the sentences with your own ideas and a 3 Complete the text with the comparative or superlative form
comparative form of the same adjective. of the adjectives in brackets.
1 Basketball is thrilling, but
Naomi Watts isn’t one of the
2 Elephants are big, but 1 (young) actresses
in Hollywood – she was born in
3 Money is important, but 1968 – but at the moment, she
is one of the 2

4 Dogs are intelligent, but (popular). Some actresses become

famous almost immediately, but
for Naomi, it has been a 3 (long)
5 Amr Zaki is well known, but
and 4 (difficult) process. Her
5 (big) role so far is Ann Darrow in
6 Paris is a busy city, but
King Kong, one of the 6 (successful)
films of 2005. However, she has been a film actress
7 Gold is expensive, but
since 1986 and before King Kong, appeared in many
7 (small) films.
8 Lawyers are well paid, but

9 Lying is bad, but Your score /7

10 Footballers are fit, but

4 Complete the sentences with enough and the adjectives and
nouns in brackets.
1 Karen isn’t to reach that cupboard. (tall)
Your score /10 2 Tim isn’t to ask his teacher for help.
(confident)
2 Complete the sentences with the comparative form of an 3 We haven’t got to make pancakes. (milk)
adjective in the box. 4 It isn’t to play tennis. (warm)
bad difficult hard-working hot interesting rich 5 I never have to watch TV. (time)
tall well known cheap 6 Is your English to have a conversation?
(good)
1 This programme is boring. Let’s watch something
7 There isn’t in the car to give everyone a
.
lift. (room)
2 That question was too easy. Let’s try something
8 You didn’t give me to buy my ticket!
.
(money)
3 I’m too poor to lend you any money. You should ask
somebody . Your score /8
4 I’m too short to be a good basketball player. I wish I was
. 5 Make these sentences true. Use not as … as or the
5 That shop assistant is lazy. Let’s find one who is comparative form of the adjective with than.
. 1 Saturn Jupiter. (big)
6 I’ve never heard of this author. Let’s find a book by 2 China Russia. (large)
somebody . 3 The Nile the Amazon. (long)
7 This morning was quite cold, but this afternoon will 4 The Arctic the Antarctic. (cold)
probably be . 5 Chimpanzees dolphins. (intelligent)
8 He only suffered minor injuries in the fire. He was lucky 6 The speed of sound the speed of
they weren’t . light. (fast)
9 This bag is too expensive. Let’s buy something .
Your score /6
Your score /9
Total /40
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