ADJECTIVES IN -ING AND -ED

ADJECTIVES ending IN -ING AND -ED

1. Chooose the correct words:

1. Basketball is more EXCITING/EXCITED than hockey.

2. I was really DISGUSTING/DISGUSTED when I heard the news. It was terrible.

3. That pizza tastes disgusting/disgusted. I'm not eating it.

4. Mark was disappointing/disappointed when he did not pass the exam.

5. It's surpising/surprised how many people went to the concert. The weather was awful.

6. I'm INTERESTED/INTERESTING in having an eyebrow piercing. What do you think.

2. Fill in the blanks

Q1 of 10: Peter thought the marathon was __________ (challenge).

Q2 of 10: I was __________ (annoy) by his attitude.

Q3 of 10: Are you __________ (confuse)? Don't worry, I'll explain.

Q4 of 10: That movie was really __________ (depress).

Q5 of 10: It was an __________ (exhaust) day.

Q6 of 10: The children were __________ (frighten) by the storm.

Q7 of 10: You must be __________ (relieve) not that your exams are finished.

Q8 of 10: The news was __________ (discourage).

Q9 of 10: She is __________ (overwhelm) with work.

Q10 of 10: Could this situation be any more __________ (frustrate).

more practice: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/es/grammar-exercises/adjectives-ending-ed-and-ing


tip:
-ED people: -ed

Adjectives that end ‘-ed’ describe emotions – they tell us how people feel about something.

-ING 
things, situations, etc.: -ing

Adjectives that end ‘-ing’ describe the thing that causes the emotion – a boring lesson makes you feel bored.

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