AHMED

Adjectives MONA

Ending in-ED and -ING

Frightened Frightening

The boy is
frightened. The tiger is
frightening.
ADJECTIVES describe the characteristics of a person , a thing
ING
THAT END IN or a situation. It causes feeling.
The tiger is frightening. We are describing a characteristic of a tiger.

ADJECTIVES describe a feeling of an emotion.

ED
THAT END IN It is how we feel about sth.
The boy is frightened. This is his feeling right now. This feeling was
Caused by the tiger.

MOHAMMED MOATAZ
An adjective that ends in -ING is used to describe: the characteristic of a person,
a thing or a situation.
An adjective that ends in -ED is used to describe: a feeling (or how a person
feels) or an emotion. It is used to describe a temporary thing. Since only people
(and some animals) have feelings, -ed adjectives cannot be used to describe an
object or situation.
Compare the difference:

You can use these adjectives to describe people or situations but be careful that
you are using the correct adjective. For example, there is a big difference in
meaning between:

Note that the sentences below are to highlight the difference between the two
types of adjectives. They are NOT common to do or say because they sound
repetitive.

Example sentences of adjectives ending in -ED and -ING

-This grammar lesson is boring. I am bored reading all about these grammar rules.
-I am tired right now. My flight was tiring (because it was a twelve-hour flight).
-Public toilets are usually disgusting. I am disgusted by the smell in some of them.
-Your speech was very inspiring. I am now inspired to do wonderful things with my
life.
List of Adjectives ending in -ED and -ING
There is quite a long list of adjectives ending in -ED and -ING in English, and
most of them are based on a verb that can be changed into an adjective by
adding either -ED or -ING.
Some of the more common ones include:
Alarmed Alarming Frustrated Frustrating
Aggravated Aggravated Fulfilled Fulfilling
Amused Amusing Gratified Gratifying
Annoyed Annoying Inspired Inspiring
Astonished Astonishing Insulted Insulting
Astounded Astounding Interested Interesting
Bored Boring Moved Moving
Captivated Captivating Overwhelmed - Overwhelming
Challenged Challenging Perplexed Perplexing
Charmed Charming Pleased Pleasing
Comforted Comforting Relaxed Relaxing
Confused Confusing Relieved Relieving
Convinced Convincing Satisfied Satisfying
Depressed Depressing Shocked Shocking
Disappointed - Disappointing Sickened Sickening
Discouraged - Discouraging Soothed Soothing
Disgusted Disgusting Surprised Surprising
Distressed Distressing Tempted Tempting
Disturbed Disturbing Terrified Terrifying
Embarrassed - Embarrassing Threatened Threatening
Encouraged Encouraging Thrilled Thrilling
Entertained Entertaining Tired Tiring
Excited Exciting Touched Touching
Exhausted Exhausting Troubled Troubling
Fascinated Fascinating Unsettled Unsettling
Frightened Frightening Worried Worrying
1-Choose the correct form of the adjective to fill in the gap.
1)A: Did that trip around the world satisfy your urge to travel .
B: It was certainly a __________ trip, but I still want to travel.
satisfying satisfied
2)A: Did that documentary you showed interest your students?
B: I think so. They looked ______ , and no one fell asleep.

interesting interested
3)A: Did that long speech bore you?
B: Not really. Why? Did I look _____ or something?
boring bored
4)A: You're always with Joanne these days. Does she interest you romantically?
B: She's very ________ ,but no, not really.
interesting interested
5)A: I met this strange girl at the party last night. She really intrigued me.
B: That's what you say about every girl. They're all _______ .
intriguing intrigued
6)A: Spanish is not easy. The grammar really frustrates me sometimes .
B: I know what you mean. There's nothing more _____ than grammar.
frustrating frustrated
7)A: Julie has some great ideas. Her conversations always stimulate me.
B: That's funny. I never feel _____ when I am with her.
Stimulating stimulated
8-A: That was a long run. It really tired me.
B: Long runs are always _____ , but they give you such a high.
tiring tired
9)A: That was a long walk. It really invigorated me.
B: I agree. I feel _____ too.
 invigorating invigorated
10)A: That news report horrified me. There are too many accidents on the highway.
B: Unfortunately, even _____ news reports don't make people change their driving habits.
horrifying horrified

2)Choose the correct option.

1-I enjoyed the book. It was very ____________
2-They were_______________ when they heard the news.
3-I don't get _____________ very easily.
4-The film was ______________.
5-We were all very ___________when he didn't come home.
6-Are you _________________ of spiders ?
7-It was _____________that she didn't come to the meeting.
8-I usually find football very ______________.
9-We were _______________ when we found out that she wouldn't come.
10-It will be a very __________________ experience for my mother.
11-I don't normally get ________________when I watch horror movies.
12-I find it quite ______________to talk in front of so many people.
13-I think reading newspapers is _________________.
14-I'm ______________________ in all kinds of sport.
15-I find walking in the countryside very ___________________.
16-Going new places is always very ________________________.
17-The weather makes me _________________.
18-I never expected to get the job. I was ______________when it was offered to me.
19-I didn't find the situation very funny. It wasn't so ____________________.
20-She really learns fast. She has made _________________ progress.
 3)Choose the correct option.

1)It's nearly Christmas. I'm so ________________.

2-The teacher's lesson was very ___________________.
3-The film was so _________________ that the children had to leave early.
4-Bad weather can be very __________________.
5-I was absolutely _________________ when he gave me the flowers.
6-It's very__________________ when the computer does not work properly.
7-We were all __________________ to hear about the accident.
8-My parents are not __________________with my exam results.
9-I feel __________________ when I can't solve a problem.
10-Are you ________________________that you didn't pass the test?
11-This is a ______________________book about Egypt.
12-She finds football practice extremely __________________
13-Nobody seems ____________________ in my future plans.
14-I saw a dead mouse in the garden. It was __________________.
15-What's wrong. Are you _______________ with me?
16-Lemon and honey is very _______________ when you have a cold.
17-Moataz was very ________________ when he was caught sleeping in the class.
18-That roller coaster ride was __________________.
19-Lying on the beach is very _________________.
20-My boss was __________________ when I resigned.
 4)Choose the right form of the adjective.

1-I am so (relaxed / relaxing) that I don't want to move.

2) I find horror films really (frightened / frightening) and not at all fun to watch.
3) Sometimes I get really (frustrated / frustrating) when I can't express myself well in
English.
4) We were stopped by a man with a knife who took our money. It was (terrified /
terrifying).
5) The programme was really (interested / interesting).
6) She was (overwhelmed / over whelming) when everyone cheered, and we gave her
presents.
7) If I feel stressed, I find taking a bath is often (relaxed / relaxing).
8) I'm really (tired / tiring). I think I'll go to bed.
9) He's very (interested / interesting) in history.
10) The trip was (overwhelmed / overwhelming), with so many things to do and it was
all so new.
11) She is never (satisfied / satisfying) with her work.
12) Cleaning is so ( tired / tiring) ! I think I'll have a rest.
13) She thought the ride on the rollercoaster was (thrilled / thrilling).
14) I was really (surprised / surprising) when I saw you. I had thought you were on
holiday.
15) My grandmother was (shocked / shocking) by the man's bad language.
16) My niece is (terrified / terrifying) of dogs.
17) Thank you so much for the prize! I'm (thrilled / thrilling).
18) My job is very (satisfied / satisfying) . I love helping people.
19) The news was so (shocked / shocking) that she burst into tears.
20) My exam results were great! It's really (surprised / surprising) but good, of course.
5)Choose the right form of the adjective.

1. Most young children are _____ by animals.

fascinating fascinated
2. I read a _____ report yesterday.
Shocking shocked
3. That was a _____ experience.
learning learned
4. I was really _____ with her accomplishments.
impressing impressed
5. He is a _____ man.
Learning learned
6. The _____ children jumped up and down.
exciting excited
7. Young children think that animals are _____
fascinating fascinated
8. The children went to a circus. For them, the circus was _____.
exciting excited
9. I was very _____ yesterday when I spilled my drink.
embarrassing embarrassed
10. That was an _____ experience.
embarrassing embarrassed
11-Mona has been running for three hours and now she is ________________.
exhausted exhausting
12- My brother had an accident, and his situation is quite__________________.
worried worrying
13- When we visited that abandoned house it was really____________________ .
depressed depressing
14- I think he was _________because he called me Ahmed and my name is Mahmoud.
confused confusing
15- That film is not _______________ despite being a comedy.
amused amusing
16- Your bathroom is __________! Couldn’t you clean it a little?
disgusted disgusting
17- Are you _________________ in reading one of my novels?
interested interesting
18- What is the most ___________________story you’ve ever heard?
frightened frightening
19-It was the most __________________ meeting I have ever attended.
bored boring
20- When we broke the vase, we felt very_____________.
embarrassed embarrassing
21-Is the book you are reading very ___________________.
interested interesting
22-The new James Bond film is really ______________________.
thrilled thrilling
23-We were both ____________that she hadn’t heard the news.
surprised surprising
24-The images of the war were very ______________
depressed depressing
25- I nearly fell asleep in the cinema. The film was so ________________
bored boring
26- She had such good marks that she was very __________________
encouraged encouraging
27-Can you tell me where that ______________noise comes from?
annoyed annoying
28- They were _________________. The weather wasn’t good yesterday.
disappointed disappointing
29- My sister was ____________ by my old toys.
fascinated fascinating
30- When you are not in good spirits, it is ________________ to stay in bed all day.
tempted tempting

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create.”