Adjectives ending in -ing and -ed (boring/bored etc.

a) There are many pairs of adjectives ending in -ing and -ed. For example: boring and
bored. Study this example situation:

Jane has been doing the same job for a very long time. Every day she does exactly the
same thing again and again. She doesn't enjoy it anymore and would like to do something
different.
Jane's job is boring. Jane is bored (with her job).

-Jane is bored because her job is boring.

- Jane's job is boring, so Jane is bored. (not 'Jane is boring')
Now study these examples:
Someone is interested because something (or someone) is interesting:
— Tom is interested in politics, (not 'interesting in polities')
— Tom finds politics interesting.
— Are you interested in buying a car?
— Did you meet anyone interesting at the party?

Someone is surprised because something is surprising:

- Everyone was surprised that he passed the examination.
- It was quite surprising that he passed the examination.
Someone is disappointed because something is disappointing:
- I was disappointed with the film. I expected it to be much better.
- The film was disappointing. I expected it to be much better.
Someone is tired because something is tiring:
- He is always very tired when he gets home from work.
- He has a very tiring job.

fascinating fascinated
horrifying horrified
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terrifying terrified frightening frightened
exciting excited depressing depressed
amazing amazed satisfying satisfied
amusing amused worrying worried
astonishing astonished annoying annoyed
shocking shocked exhausting exhausted

1)Use an adjective ending in -ing or -ed to complete each sentence. Example: The film
wasn't as good as we had expected. (disappoint-)
a) The film was disappointing. b) We were disappointed with the film.

1. It's been raining all day. I hate this weather. (depress-)

a) This weather is___depressing________ b) This weather makes me
___depressed______
2. Astronomy is one of Tom's main interest's. (interest-)
a) Tom is interested___ in __ astronomy____ b) He finds astronomy
very____interesting_______
3. I turned off the television in the middle of the programme. (bor-)
a) The programme was_____boring______ b) I was ___bored______
4. Ann is going to America next month. She has never been there before. (excit-)
a) She is really __excited______about going. b) It will be an_____exciting___
experience for her.
5. Diana teaches young children. It's a hard job. (exhaust-)
a) She often finds her job____exhausting_____ b) At the end of the day's work she is
often_____exhausted____

2) Choose the right adjective.

1. We were all horrifying/horrified when we heard about the disaster.
2. It's sometimes embarrassing/embarrassed when you have to ask people for money.
3. Are you interesting/interested in football?
4. I enjoyed the football match. It was quite exciting/excited.
5. It was a really terrifying/terrified experience. Afterwards everybody was very shocking/
shocked.
6. I had never expected to be offered the job. I was really amazing/amazed when I was
offered it.

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7. The kitchen hadn't been cleaned for ages. It was really disgusting/disgusted.
8. Do you easily get embarrassing/embarrassed?

3) Complete the sentences with ed or ing .

Example: Jane finds her job boring_ She wants to do something different.

1.I seldom visit art galleries. I'm not very in __terested____________in art.
2.We went for a very long walk. It was very ti___ring_________.
3.Why do you always look so b__ored_____ ? Is your life really so
boring________?'
4.He's one of the most b___oring_____ people I've ever met. He never stops talking
and
never says anything in_____teresting______ .
5.I was as___tonished__________ when I heard they were getting divorced. They had
always seemed so happy together.
6.I'm starting a new job next week. I'm quite ex__cited____________ about it.