This document discusses -ed and -ing adjectives in English. It provides examples of common -ing adjectives like interesting, frightening, comforting, rewarding, and humbling that describe how things make you feel. It also gives examples of common -ed adjectives like annoyed, bored, tired, excited, disappointed, and confused that describe how you feel. The document explains that -ing adjectives are often used to describe how things around you make you feel, while -ed adjectives are used to describe how you yourself feel.

1. -ed and -ing adjectives
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2. -ing adjectives
Some of the commonest -ing adjectives are:
If you call something interesting you mean it interests you.
If you call something frightening you mean it frightens you.
The water is a safe and comforting environment. (It comforts you)
Being with people and helping them to overcome fear that they may have had
for their whole lives is a rewarding and humbling experience. (It rewards you)
amusing shocking surprising
interesting disappointing exciting
worrying boring terrifying

3. Speaking About The Things Around You
In English we often use ‘ing’
adjectives to describe how
the things around us make
us feel:
“Walking along the Great Wall of
China was tiring but its long
history is fascinating.”

4. “I come from a charming little town.”

5. -ed adjectives
Some of the commonest -ed adjectives are:
If something annoys you, you can say you feel annoyed. If something interests
you, you can say you are interested.
Her daughter was so moved to see her swimming that she cried.
People are often embarrassed, even ashamed, of the fact that they can't
swim.
annoyed bored frightened
tired closed excited
disappointed surprised confused

6. Speaking About Yourself
In English we often use ‘ed’
adjectives to describe how
we feel.
“I was tired after walking along the
Great Wall of China but I was also
fascinated with its long history.”

7. “I always feel
relaxed when I
go back to my
home town.”
“Going back
to my home
town is always
relaxing.”

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