Adjectives -ED or -ING Exercise
-ING the cause This film is boring
-ED
the effect
I feel really bored
A Fill the gaps with the adjectives in brackets.
1
He's such a monotonous speaker. I was so ................................. . (bored / boring)
2
Most sequels are ................................. . (disappointed / disappointing)
3
I had such a ................................. day I went straight to bed. (tired / tiring)
4
Everyone's very ................................. about the news. (excited / exciting)
5
That lamp produces a very ................................. effect. (pleased / pleasing)
6
The whole school was ................................. by the tragic event. (saddened / saddening)
7
I don't like watching ................................. films on my own. (depressed / depressing)
8
I was ................................. when she told me she'd got divorced. (amazed / amazing)
9
He's such a ................................. guy. He only ever talks about himself. (bored / boring)
10
I'm very ................................. in films and theatre. (interested / interesting)
11
No one knew what would happen next. We were all .................................. . (intrigued / intriguing)
12
It was a very ................................. situation. (interested / interesting)
13
There's been some very ................................. news. (surprised / surprising)
14
His mother was ................................. by what she found under his bed. (disgusted / disgusting)
15
Their hamburgers are .................................. (disgusted / disgusting)
16
Dad always arrives home from work completely .................................. . (exhausted / exhausting)
17
He's always showing off. It's really .................................. . (annoyed / annoying)
18
I think Alex is one of the most ................................. people I've ever met. He can't keep still for a second.
(annoyed / annoying)
19
I walked into this restaurant and there was Andy with a strange woman. He seemed really .................................. .
(embarrassed / embarrassing)
20
She kept talking about her boyfriend problems all night. It was rather .................................. . (embarrassed /
embarrassing)
B Now make up some examples of your own.
1 ................................................................................................................................................
2 ................................................................................................................................................
3 ................................................................................................................................................
Answers
1
He's such a monotonous speaker. I was bored stiff. (bored / boring)
2
Most sequels are disappointing. (disappointed / disappointing)
3
I had such a tiring day I went straight to bed. (tired / tiring)
4
Everyone's very excited about the news. (excited / exciting)
5
6
That lamp produces a very pleasing effect. (pleased / pleasing)
The whole school was saddened by the tragic event. (saddened / saddening)
7
I don't like watching depressing films on my own. (depressed / depressing)
8
I was amazed when she told me she'd got divorced. (amazed / amazing)
9
He's such a boring guy. He only ever talks about himself. (bored / boring)
10
I'm very interested in films and theatre. (interested / interesting)
11
No one knew what would happen next. We were all intrigued . (intrigued / intriguing)
12
It was a very interesting situation. (interested / interesting)
13
There's been some very surprising news. (surprised / surprising)
14
His mother was disgusted by what she found under her bed. (disgusted / disgusting)
15
Their hamburgers are disgusting . (disgusted / disgusting)
16
Dad always arrives home from work thoroughly exhausted . (exhausted / exhausting)
17
He's always showing off. It's really annoying . (annoyed / annoying)
18
I think Alex is one of the most annoying people I've ever met. He can't keep still for a second. (annoyed /
annoying)
I walked into this restaurant and there was Andy with a strange woman. He seemed really embarrassed .
(embarrassed / embarrassing)
She kept talking about her boyfriend problems all night. It was rather embarrassing . (embarrassed /
embarrassing)
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WORKSHEET ON ADJECTIVES WITH –ED AND -ING
A.
Fill the gaps with the adjectives in brackets.
e.g. He's such a monotonous speaker. I was ___bored____. (bored / boring)
1. I had such a ________________ day I went straight to bed. (tired / tiring)
2. Everyone's very ________________ about the news. (excited / exciting)
3. I don't like watching ________________ films on my own. (depressed / depressing)
4. I was ________________ when she told me she'd got divorced. (amazed / amazing)
5. He's such a ________________ guy. He only ever talks about himself. (bored / boring)
6. I'm very ________________ in films and theatre. (interested / interesting)
7. It was a very ________________ situation. (interested / interesting)
8. There's been some very ________________ news. (surprised / surprising)
9. Their hamburgers are ________________ . (disgusted / disgusting)
10. Dad always arrives home from work very ________________ . (exhausted / exhausting)
11. He's always showing off. It's really ________________ . (annoyed / annoying)
12. I walked into this restaurant and there was Andy with a strange woman. He seemed really
________________ . (embarrassed / embarrassing)
B. Rewrite these sentences using adjectives with -ed/-ing endings. e.g. The journey tired us. The journey __ was tiring_____.
1-
It was an exciting tennis match. Everyone ____________________________.
2-
The children delighted us. The children __________________________.
3-
The children delighted us. We _____________________________.
4-
We are having a relaxing holiday. We all feel _________________________.
5-
Art is very interesting. I am __________________________.
6-
I am interested in learning a language. Learning a language
is _________________.
ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS
A. Formation of adjectives:
Noun + Suffix
-Iy
-ish
-some -en
Verb + Suffix
-ful
-less -y
-ous -en
-ed
-ic
-able
-ive
-al
-ing
-ed
-ent
Turn these nouns and verbs into adjectives
beard :
orient :
alcohol :
accept :
power :
snow :
wood
insist
end
:
harm :
region :
fashion :
child :
nation :
idiot
:
explode :
friend :
live
fury
:
act
fame :
annoy :
:
:
danger :
:
:
create :
B. Fill in the blanks with suitable adjectives
1 .The ship was badly__________ .(damage)
2. It is___________________ to carry water in a basket. (point)
3. He is so absent ________________.(mind)
4. I was extremely________________ on the day of the exam. (nerve
5. She isn’t_________ enough for this work. (create)
6. The problem is that he sometimes can be very____________. (annoy)
7. Late applications are not_______________. (accept)
8. Why don ‘t you try to be more__________________? (friend)
C.
Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the verbs / -ING or -ED
amaze
terrify
excite
bore
depress
embarrass
interest
disappoint
1. Mary looked calm, but inside she felt really_________.
2. I enjoyed Dr Brown’s visit. He is a very___________ speaker.
3. It was a bad day. We were all thoroughly _____________.
4. I enjoyed the movie. The monster was absolutely _____________.
5. We were rather _______________ with the results.
6. I had only one book and unluckily it was ______________.
7. We were dreadfully late. It was very _______________.
8. The results were very ________________.
9. Jack looked even more ________________ than he felt.
10. We invited them to join us but they weren’t really ________________.
11. The bad news was very ____________.
12. George made a perfect fool of himself. He was awfully ______________.
13. She’s a brilliant woman. She has the most _____________ ideas.
14. Have you heard what’s happened? Isn’t it ______________?
15. I had nothing to do. I was _____________.
16. We were told there was a fire at the park. Everyone was ________________.
PLEASE NOTICE: Somebody is –ed if something (or somebody else) is –ing. If something is –ing, it
makes you –ed.
Form correct adjectives from the verbs below.
1. Paul has studied for three hours. He is really ------------------.
1. tire
2. That game is very ---------------------. I think I’ll stop.
2. tire
3. I was very ----------------------- with your attitude.
3. disappoint
4. David is ----------------------- with his new bike.
4. delight
5. Little Bob was ----------------------- when he saw the spider.
5. terrify
6. Sara has made ---------------------- progress in her career.
6. amaze
7. Your offer is very ----------------------- but I must say no.
7. tempt
8. If I am not -------------------- here, I’ll go.
9. Peter gave a ------------ hug when I returned from hospital.
8. welcome
9. warm
10. What you said is extremely ---------------------------!
10. insult
11. I’m very --------------------- with the idea of visiting Paris.
11. excite
12. This has been the most ---------------- moment of my life!
12. humiliate
13. Jim is particularly ----------------- in contemporary art.
14. The film was -----------------. I couldn’t sleep afterwards.
13. interest
14. terrify
15. Do you easily get ----------------------------------?
15. embarrass
16. I have been given a very ---------------- task!
16. challenge
17. Today has been a terribly ---------------- day for me.
17. exhaust
18. Children feel ------------------ when they are contradicted.
18. frustrate
19. Rainy days make me ---------------------------.
19. depress
20. The last book I read was rather ----------------------.
21. Peter tells ------------------------------- stories.
22. People were --------------- that he got married so young.
20. bore
21. amuse
22. surprise
23. Thunderstorms make me ------------------------------.
23. scare
24. Tom was -------------------------- by David’s reaction.
24. puzzle
25. They have received --------------------- news today.
25. relieve
26. It’s ---------------------- that we missed the bus again.
26. annoy
27. Sophie felt an ------------------------- desire to kiss him.
28. We were all ---------- when we heard the news about Japan.
29. The teacher was very ------------------ with the test results.
30. I love ----------------------------------- films.
31. Mathematics is extremely -----------------------------.
27. overwhelm
28. shock
29. displease
30. inspire
31. challenge