ED ING ADJCTIVES

1. ENDING IN
–ED AND -ING

2. She is _________ because she got
a new car.
excited exciting
excited

3. They are _________ because
the movie is_________.
bored boring
bored
boring

4. The meeting was so ___________
that all employees fell asleep.
bored boring
boring

5. She got __________ because
the book she was reading was really
__________.
bored boring
bored
boring

6. ___________ classes make
students feel_________.
bored boring
Boring
bored

7. She is ________ because
of the bills.
worried
worried worrying

8. She’s ____________ because of the
heavy traffic.
annoying annoyed
annoyed

9. She’s very ________because she
worked very hard today.
tiring tired
tired

10. They’re really ______________ because
it was a _____________ game.
disappointing disappointed
disappointed
disappointing

11. He is __________ because the
TV program is ________.
bored boring
bored
boring

12. They are_______ because
the movie is ________.
scary (exception) scared
scared
scary

13. Some adjectives end in –ed
(ex:bored, annoyed, interest
ed,worried, excited...).
Some adjectives end in -ing
(ex:
boring, annoying, interesting,
worrying, exciting...)

14. 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.

15. So, what’s the rule?
-Ing adjectives :
Describe a situation, a person or thing.
Are translated: ES/SON into Spanish.
The book is interestING = ES interesante.
-Ed adjectives:
Describe how people feel.
Are translated: ESTÁ/ESTÁN into Spanish.
The boy is interestED= ESTÁ interesado.

16. EXERCISES
Wanadoo.es
A4esl.org
BetterEnglish-com
Englishexercises.org