Adjectives ending in -ed or -ing

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Adjectives

ending in -ed/-ing

-ING

Adjectives with -ing

= describing people, places, things 

examples:

The holiday was exciting.

He is an boring person.

Rome is an interesting city.

-ED

adjectives with -ed

= describing feelings

examples:

I am interested in history.

His parents were disappointed in him.

This wet weather is so ....

1. depressed
2. depressing

My new job is very ....

1. tired
2. tiring

I'm ..... . I don't know what to do.

1. confused
2. confusing

I'm not very .... in sports.

1. interested
2. interesting

I'm .... of spiders.

1. frightened
2. frightening

This is great! This holiday is very ....

1. relaxed
2. relaxing

I'm getting .... with this book. Nothing ever happens.

1. bored
2. boring

These instructions are very ....
Can you help me?

1. confused
2. confusing

I'm ..... that she would do something so dangerous!

1. shocked
2. shocking

I was not .... that I had to wait for so long.

1. amused
2. amusing

It was very .... that I wasn't selected for the basketball team.

1. disappointed
2. disappointing

The news was quite ...

1. puzzled
2. puzzling

We are very ... about the tennis tournament tomorrow.

1. excited
2. exciting