Eagle Learning Centre

Adjective -ed/-ing

Name :______________________ Date : ______________________

Grade :______________________ Teacher : Miss Dini

Adjectives that end in -ed generally describe emotions-they tell us how people feel.
For example:
I was so bored in that lesson, I almost fell asleep.
He was surprised to see Helen after all those years.
She was really tired and went to bed early.
Adjectives that end in -ing generally describe the thing that causes the emotion – a
boring lesson makes you feel bored.

Here are some adjectives that can have both an -ed and -ing form.

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Do the exercise below! Circle the correct answer!

She's a big dog but you don't need to be ___.

a) frightened
b) frightening

The instructions for my new coffee machine are really ___.

a) confused
b) confusing

I loved my maths teacher! Lessons with her were never ___.

a) bored
b) boring

That shop never has any customers. I'm ___ it's still there.
a) surprised
b) surprising

The battery on my phone only lasts about two hours. It's really ___.
a) annoyed
b) annoying

I was ___ that I didn't get the job.

a) disappointed
b) disappointing

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I'm reading a really ___ book.
a) interested
b) interesting

The children were so ___ they couldn't sleep.

a) excited
b) exciting

I enjoyed the film but it was really ....

a) frightening
b) frightened

A: What's your favourite football team?

B: I don't know. I'm not really ... football.
a) interesting in
b) interested in

I'm ... this film. Can we watch something else?

a) boring with
b) bored with
I can't stop reading this book. It's so ...!
a) exciting
b) excited

I'm feeling very .... I think I'll go to bed.

a) tiring
b) tired

I can't find my glasses. It's so ... ! I had them five minutes ago.
a) annoying
b) annoyed

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Dear Anita, First of all, congratulations on your exam results! You must be really ... .
a) pleasing
b) pleased

Are you all right? You look ....

a) worrying
b) worried

I like Jeremy but he can be ... sometimes. He never stops talking!

a) tiring
b) tired

My dad's really ... spiders. He hates them!

a) frightening of
b) frightened of

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Now make your own sentence using adjective -ed and -ing!

Adjective +ed
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Adjective +ing
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2. ___________________________________________________________
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5. ___________________________________________________________

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