domingo, 1 de febrero de 2015

Adjectives ending in -ed and -ing

-ed and –ing adjectives

Adjectives that end ‘-ed’ (e.g. ‘bored’, ‘interested’) and adjectives that end ‘-ing’ (e.g. ‘boring’, ‘interesting’) are often confused.

-ed adjectives

Adjectives that end ‘-ed’ describe emotions – they tell us how people feel about something.
  • I was very bored in the maths lesson. I almost fell asleep.
  • He was surprised to see Helen. She’d told him she was going to Australia.
  • Feeling tired and depressed, he went to bed.

-ing adjectives

Adjectives that end ‘-ing’ describe the thing that causes the emotion – a boring lesson makes you feel bored.
  • Have you seen that film? It’s absolutely terrifying.
  • I could listen to him for hours. He’s one of the most interesting people I’ve ever met.
  • I can’t eat this! It’s disgusting! What is it?

Remember that people can be boring but only if they make other people feel bored.
  • He talks about the weather for hours. He’s so boring.
  • NOT I was very boring at the party so I went home.

Here are some more adjectives that can have both an ‘-ed’ and an ‘-ing’ form
  • amused
  • amusing
  • annoyed
  • annoying
  • confused
  • confusing
  • disappointed
  • disappointing
  • excited
  • exciting
  • exhausted
  • exhausting
  • frightened
  • frightening
  • satisfied
  • satisfying
  • shocked
  • shocking


QUESTION

Choose the correct adjective in each sentence.

1. You look really (tired/tiring). Why don’t you go to bed?
a. Tired
b. Tiring

2. Sit down – I’ve got some very (excited//exciting) news for you.
a. Excited
b. Exciting

3. He’s got a very (annoyed/annoying) habit of always interrupting people.
a. Annoyed
b. Annoying

4. I’m very (disappointed/disappointing) by your behaviour.
a. Disappointed
b. Disappointing

5. Kids! You’re (disgusted/disgusting)! Don’t talk with your mouths full!
a. Disgusted
b. Disgusting 

Key

1. Tired
2. Exciting
3. Annoying
4. Disappointed
5. disgusting

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