The document contains examples of adjective pairs formed from verbs using -ing and -ed endings to describe states and characteristics/actions. It provides examples like "frightening" to describe characteristics and "frightened" to describe a state. It then has the reader practice forming sentences using adjective pairs with different verbs and pictured subjects.

2. • What is happening in this picture?
• What are Tom’s thoughts? And Bob’s ones?
Tom Bob
Blah, blah, blah…
Mmmmmmm…

3. He’s interested in
what I’m saying!
Wow, I’m so
interesting!
What I’m saying is
really interesting!
Tom Bob
I am SO not
interested!
He is boring
me to death!
Would
someone
please just
get me out
of here?!

4. -ing and –ed pairs
Adjectives formed of verbs:
exciting excited
interesting interested
amazing amazed
terrifying terrified

5. What’s the difference?What’s the difference?
 State and mood of a person are described withState and mood of a person are described with
-ed
 SituationsSituations,, characteristics and actions arecharacteristics and actions are
described withdescribed with
–ing
He isHe is interestinteresteded in the book because the bookin the book because the book
Is interestIs interestinging
I amI am shockshockeded by the news because it isby the news because it is shockshockinging..

6. The shark is frightening
Characteristics
The woman is frightened.
State

7. The children were amazed by
the acrobats

8. frighten
The movie is ________________.
The girls are ________________.

9. frighten
• The movie is frightening .
• The girls are frightened .

10. amuse
This family is ________________.
The TV show is ______________.

11. amuse
This family is amused .
The TV show is amusing .

12. frustrate
The woman is _______________.
The computer is _____________.

13. frustrate
The woman is frustrated .
The computer is frustrating .

14. excite
What is so ___________?
These people are really _________.

15. excite
What is so _exciting ?
These people are really __excited .

16. bore
This teacher is ________.
These students are _________.

17. bore
This teacher is boring .
These students are bored .

18. Your turn
Make up a pair of sentences using
this verb and picture:
terrify
The cat … The dog …

19. Your turn
Make up a pair of sentences using
this verb and picture:
The cat is terrified The dog is terrifying

20. The man …
The music…
relax

21. The man is relaxeded
The music is
relaxinging

22. The man …
tired
The work…

23. The man is tired.
The work is tiring.

24. The man is …
depress
The work is …

25. The man is depressed
The work is depressing

26. The man is …
confuse
The question is …

27. The man is confused.
The question is confusing.