TEACHER :ABDULLAH ALZAHRANI

IBN HAZMSECONDARY

SCHOOL

She is _________ because she got

a new car.

excited exciting

excited

They are _________ because

the movie is_________.

bored boring

boredboring

The meeting was so ___________

that all employees fell asleep.

bored boring

boring

She got __________ because

the book she was reading was really __________.

bored boring

bored

boring

___________ classes make

students feel_________.

bored boring

Boringbored

She is ________ because of the bills.worried

worried worrying

She’s ____________ because of the heavy traffic.

annoying annoyed

annoyed

She’s very ________because she worked very hard today.

tiring tired

tired

They’re really ______________ because

it was a _____________ game.

disappointing disappointed

disappointed

disappointing

He is __________ because the

TV program is ________.

bored boring

bored

boring

They are_______ because

the movie is ________.

scary (exception) scared

scaredscary

Some adjectives end in –ed (ex:bored, annoyed, interested,worried, excited...).

Some adjectives end in -ing (ex: boring, annoying, interesting, worrying, exciting...)

PAY ATTENTION !

an interesting teacher

a boring movie

an exciting life

BUT

I’m very interested in modern art.

We were bored at the end of the lesson.

She’s excited about going on vacation tomorrow.

So, what’s the rule?

-ing adjectives describes a situation,a person, or a thing

-ed adjectives describes how people feel

* Complete this chart:

Word Word -ed-ed -ing-ing meanimeaningng

Amaze Bore Excite frightenInterestTerrifyConfuse Surprise Disappoint

DisgustTireEmbarrassAnnoyWorryPleaseSadIntrigueDepressed Exhaust

ExercisesExercises

Fill in each space using the Fill in each space using the correct formcorrect formss of the verbs of the verbs

below :below :

confuse (2x), surprise, bore, confuse (2x), surprise, bore, excite, disappoint, amaze, excite, disappoint, amaze,

disgust, interest, tiredisgust, interest, tire

1) He studied hard, so it is not 1) He studied hard, so it is not ________ he passed the ________ he passed the exam.exam.

2) They looked____________, 2) They looked____________, they didn´t understand it at all.they didn´t understand it at all.

3) Are you still so_________ 3) Are you still so_________ about your new job ?about your new job ?

4) She is so ugly and dirty, it4) She is so ugly and dirty, it´s _________________ .´s _________________ .

5) Is he_____________ in 5) Is he_____________ in anything ?anything ?

6) We loved it, it was 6) We loved it, it was simply________________ .simply________________ .

7) Jim was________________ 7) Jim was________________ after the long journey.after the long journey.

8) The book was 8) The book was _______________ . I expected _______________ . I expected it to be much better.it to be much better.

9) I need a change. I 9) I need a change. I am_____________ with my am_____________ with my job.job.

10) I have three friends of the 10) I have three friends of the same name – Paul. same name – Paul. Sometimes it is a Sometimes it is a little_________little_________

2. Complete these sentences with the

correct word:

1. He's such a monotonous speaker. I was ________________ stiff. (bored / boring)

1. Most sequels are ________________. (disappointed / disappointing)

1. I had such a ________________ day I went straight to bed. (tired / tiring)

1. Everyone's very ________________ about the news. (excited / exciting)

1. That lamp produces a very ________________ effect. (pleased / pleasing)

1.

The whole school was ________________ by the tragic event. (saddened / saddening)

1.

I don't like watching ________________ films on my own. (depressed / depressing)

1. I was ________________ when she told me she'd got divorced. (amazed / amazing)

1. He's such a ________________ guy. He only ever talks about himself. (bored / boring)

1.

I'm very ________________ in films and theatre. (interested / interesting)

1.

No one knew what would happen next. We were all ________________ . (intrigued / intriguing)

1.

It was a very ________________ situation. (interested / interesting)

1.

There's been some very ________________ news. (surprised / surprising)

1.

His mother was ________________ by what she found under his bed. (disgusted / disgusting)

1. Their hamburgers are ________________ . (disgusted / disgusting)

1.

Dad always arrives home from work thoroughly ________________ . (exhausted / exhausting)

1.

He's always showing off. It's really ________________ . (annoyed / annoying)

1.

I think Alex is one of the most ________________ people I've ever met. He can't keep still for a second. (annoyed / annoying)

1.

I walked into this restaurant and there was Andy with a strange woman. He seemed really ________________ . (embarrassed / embarrassing)

1.

She kept talking about her boyfriend problems all night. It was rather ________________ . (embarrassed / embarrassing)