ED? ING?

ADJECTIVES ENDING WITH “ED” AND “ING”

_ ING
The –ing adjectives describe the person,
thing or topic which produces the feeling.
It means that the person or thing causes
this particular effect
Example: There are few people, there’s no
food and the music is too loud. The party
is very boring
_ ED
The –ed adjectives mean that the
person or thing experiences this
particular effect. Describes the
feeling of something
Example: Snakes terrify me. I’m
always terrified when I see one

EXERCISES

Choose the correct form of the adjective

Their friends were amazing/amazed by the story about the strange disc

I have just heard the most shocking/shocked story

I was terrifying/terrified and screamed at Mark

Ghosts are very frightening/ frightened

He works very hard. It’s not surprising/surprised that he’s always tired

I was disappointing/disappointed with the film

I’m boring/bored with my job

He is very exciting/excited and makes me feel happy

She was boring/bored because she had nothing to do all day

Your idea is very interesting/interested. Tell me more about it

George always talks about the same things. He’s really boring/bored

She is really exciting/excited about going to Mexico

This weather makes me depressing/depressed