adjectives, ending with -ing, -ed, interesting, interested

1. Adjectives Ending with –ing and
–ed
“Learning how words
describe feelings and
things!”

2. Adjective
s
Adjectives are words that
describe nouns.
Example: happy, big, red, educated
etc

3. Two Special
Endings
Some adjectives end
with:
• -ing
• -ed
They look similar but are used differently!

4. Adjectives ending with –
ing
–ing adjectives describe the thing (cause of the
feeling).
Example:
The movie was boring.
The game is exciting.
The story was amazing.
(Think: the thing makes us feel

5. Adjectives ending with –
ed
–ed adjectives describe people (how someone
feels).
Example:
I was bored in the class.
She felt excited about the trip.
They were amazed by the magic trick.
(Think: how someone feels because of

6. Quick
Comparison
Example:
The book was interesting.
Ali was interested in the book.
(–ing thing, –ed person)
→ →

7. Common –ing and –ed
pairs
boring – bored
exciting – excited
amazing – amazed
tiring – tired
surprising – surprised

8. Fill in the
blanks::
The rollercoaster was ________ (exciting/excited).
Sara felt ________ after the long day. (tiring/tired)
The magician’s trick was ________ (amazing/amazed).
We were ________ by the funny story. (amusing/amused)

9. Now you know how to use
adjectives ending with –ing and –ed.