ADJECTIVES WITH -ED AND -ING

1.) Grammar

- Adjectives with -ed express how the person feels about something. Example: She was terrified as Dracula approached her.

-Adjectives with -ing are used to describe the person or thing which produces the feeling. Example: There´s a surprising article in today´s newspaper (I felt surprised when I read it)


2.) Exercises

A. Circle the correct adjectives in italics in each of these sentences.

- Visiting Disneyland, Paris was an amused/amusing experience.
- It can be very annoyed/annoying if people are rude
- You will never get bored/boring at night in Taipei because the nightlife is wonderful.
- I am very confused/confusing about what you are offering in your advertisement.
- The situation was very embarrased/embarrasing for me and I felt uncomfortable.
- I was really excited/exciting and wanted to see as much of the city as possible.

B. Use the word given in capitals at the end of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap.

- I was very ________ that you didn´t phone me last night. SURPRISE
- I thought the film was rather _________ after all the publicity it had received. DISAPPOINT
- She´s an ________ teacher and that´s what makes her lessons so enjoyable. INTEREST
- Anita looked quite _________ when she left the police station. WORRY
- Paul found climbing the mountain an _________ experience. EXHAUST.
- Marie told me a rather __________ story about her trip to the fashion show in Milan. AMUSE