This document discusses the difference between adjectives ending in "ed" and "ing". Adjectives ending in "ing" describe the effect something has on the subject, while adjectives ending in "ed" describe the subject's feeling or emotion. For example, "bored" describes a feeling, while "boring" describes a characteristic. The document provides examples and an exercise to distinguish between the two types of adjectives.

1. ADJECTIVE
ENDING IN ED
OR ING

2. ING ADJECTIVE
• We use adjectives ending in ing to describe the thing or
person that has an effect on us, Or on other words to
describe the characteristic of a person, a thing or a
situation.
The lesson was interesting.
Tom is very annoying.

3. ED ADJECTIVE
• We use adjective ending in ed to describe our feeling or
an emotion about something or someone.
I'm interested in people.
Jude felt bored at the party.

4. THE DIFFERENCE
My girlfriend is bored. (My girlfriend feels bored)
My girlfriend is boring. (My girlfriend is a boring person)
I am confused. (I don't understand something)
I am confusing. (I will cause you to be confused)

5. EXERCISE 1
• Choose the correct tense.
1. Did you see game of thrones last night? It was a really
(interested/interesting) episode, I was quite (shocked/shocking).
2. People are always (fascinated/fascinating) about celebrity lives.
3. I was (annoyed/annoying) that I forget to record the film last night.
4. I was really (scared/scaring) by that ghost story you told me.
5. The prime minister said he was very (pleased/pleasing) with the
country’s economic progress.

6. EXERCISE 1 SOLUTION
1. (interesting) (Shocked)
2. (fascinated)
3. (annoyed)
4. (scared)
5. (pleased)