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-ING & -ED ADJECTIVES
ADJECTIVES ADJECTIVES We We can can form form adjectives adjectives from from verbs verbs
-ING -ING adjectives adjectives -ED -ED adjectives adjectives They They describe describe aa person person oror aa thing thing and and the the effect effect they they produce produce onon people people They They describe describe people’s people’s feelings feelings TO FRIGHTEN
The film is frightenING He’s / looks frightenED
The ghost is frightenING (It’s the way he feels) (They frighten people) TO INTEREST
The actor is interestING He’s / looks interestED
The news is interestING (It’s the way he feels) (They interest people) TO WORRY
This cook is worryING He’s / looks worriED
The news is worryING (It’s the way he feels) (They worry people) TO TIRE
Looking after children is tirING He’s / looks tirED
This work is tirING (It’s the way he feels) (They tire people) Let’s see the most common adjectives VERB -ING adjective -ED adjective To amaze Amazing Amazed To annoy Annoying Annoyed To astonish Astonishing Astonished To bore Boring Bored To convince Convincing Convinced To disgust Disgusting Disgusted To embarrass Embarrassing Embarrassed To excite Exciting Excited To exhaust Exhausting Exhausted To depress Depressing Depressed To disappoint Disappointing Disappointed To frighten Frightening Frightened To interest Interesting Interested To relax Relaxing Relaxed To satisfy Satisfying Satisfied To shock Shocking Shocked To surprise Surprising Surprised To terrify Terrifying Terrified To tire Tiring Tired To worry Worrying Worried CHOOSE the correct option
1. Finding a spider in the bathtub is….. disgusting / disgusted.
2. If you went on the biggest roller coaster in the world, you’d be exciting / excited. 3. A horror film is … frightening / frightened. 4. A 10-hour flight is … tiring / tired. 5. If you ran 10 km you’d be … exhausting / exhausted. 6. A spa session is relaxing / relaxed. 7. If you lost 100€, you’d be … annoying / annoyed. 8. When you hear terrible news you feel … worrying / worried. 9. The film was very long and boring / bored. We almost fell asleep. 10. I’m very interesting / interested in languages. 11. This news is terrible… well, in fact it’s really shocking / shocked. 12. She hasn’t been well for quite a long time so she’s a bit depressing / depressed. 13. There’s nothing interesting / interested on TV this evening. 14. This exercise is very confusing / confused and I’m quite confusing / confused. 15. I need a relaxing / relaxed holiday on a lonely island.
For more practice try on http://www.better-english.com/grammar/adjing.htm
http://a4esl.org/q/h/9801/dg-eding.html What do you think about the following?
football on TV politicians smoking
fast food climate changes top models education in your country rainy days Woody Allen’s films your favourite actor/actress the economical situation in your country eating snails doing sport travelling to exotic countries sunny days running 15 km snakes politics
Use an –ing / -ed adjective in your response.
E.g. I think … is depressing because… … makes me feel depressed because …
