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WORKSHEET

SUBJECT : Adjectives ending –ing or -ed

A) Choose the correct form:

1. I enjoyed the book. It was very interested / interesting.


2. Are you interested / interesting in art?
3. I thought the story was quite amused / amusing.
4. They were shocked / shocking when they heard the news.
5. We were all very worried / worrying when he didn’t come home.
6. It was surprised / surprising that she didn’t come to the meeting.
7. I usually find football rather bored / boring.
8. Are you frightened / frightening of spiders?

B) Complete the sentences. Use adjectives formed by adding –ING or –ED to the
words in
brackets.

1. I find it quite ……………………….. to talk in front of a group of people.


(embarrass)
2. I think reading newspapers is …………………………. . (depress)
3. I’m ……………………….. in all kinds of sport. (interest)
4. I find walking in the countryside very ………………………….. . (relax)
5. I think learning a language is very ………………………. . (interest)
6. I get ………………………… when people smoke in restaurants. (annoy)
7. I don’t normally get ……………………….. when I watch horror films.
(frighten)
8. I don’t get ………………………. very easily. (embarrass)

C) Complete the sentences for each situation. Use the word given + the ending
–ING or
- ED:

1. The film wasn’t as good as we had expected. (disappoint-)


a) The film was ………………………… .
b) We were ……………………… with the film.
2. Diana teaches young children. It’s a very hard job but she enjoys it. (exhaust-)
a) She enjoys her job but it’s often …………………………….. .
b) At the end of a day’s work, she is often ……………………….. .
3. It’s been raining all day. I hate this weather. (depress-)
a) This weather is ………………………….. .
b) This weather makes me ……………………….. .
c) It’s silly to get …………………………….. .
4. Clare is going to the United States next month. She has never been there before.
(excit-)
a) It will be an ……………………… experience for her.
b) Going to new places is always …………………………… .
c) She is really …………………………. about going to the United States.

D. Choose the correct word:

1. I was disappointing / disappointed with the film. I had expected it to be better.


2. Are you interesting / interested in football?
3. The football match was quite exciting / excited. I enjoyed it.
4. It’s sometimes embarrassing / embarrassed when you have to ask people for
money.
5. Do you easily get embarrassing / embarrassed ?
6. I had never expected to get the job. I was really amazing / amazed when I was
offered it.
7. She has really learnt very fast. She has made astonishing / astonished progress.
8. I didn’t find the situation funny. I was not amusing / amused.
9. It was a really terrifying / terrified experience. Afterwards everybody was very
shocking / shocked.
10. Why do you always look so boring / bored? Is your life really so boring / bored?
11. He’s one of the most boring / bored people I’ve ever met. He never stops talking
and he never says anything interesting / interested.

E) Complete the sentences using one of the words in the box:

amusing / amused confusing / confused exhausting / exhausted


annoying / annoyed disgusting / disgusted interesting / interested
boring / bored exciting / excited surprising / surprised

1. He works very hard. It’s not …… surprising ….. that he’s always tired.
2. I’ve got nothing to do. I’m …………………………………. .
3. The teacher’s explanation was ………………………. . Most of the students
didn’t understand it.
4. The kitchen hadn’t been cleaned for ages. It was really ……………………… .
5. I seldom visit art galleries. I’m not particularly ………………………… in art.
6. There’s no need to get ………………………. just because I’m a few minutes
late.
7. The lecture was ……………………….. . I fell asleep.
8. I asked Emily if she wanted to come out with us but she wasn’t
…………………….. .
9. I’ve been working very hard all day and now I’m …………………………. .
10. I’m starting a new job next week. I’m quite …………………………. about it.
11. Tom is very good at telling funny stories. He can be very ………………………..
.
12. Liz is a very …………………….. person. She knows a lot, she’s traveled a lot
and she’s done lots of different things.

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