Adjectives Adjectives ending in ‘-ed’ describe a feeling, e.g. bored Adjectives ending in ‘-ing’ describe people or things, e.g. boring.

Adjectives•Adjectives ending in ‘-ed’ describe a feeling, e.g. bored

•Adjectives ending in ‘-ing’ describe people or things,

e.g. boring

bore• Peter is bored by

this book.• This book is

boring.

excite• I am excited about

playing computer games.

• This computer game is exciting.

frighten• The ghost story

is frightening.• Tom is frightened

by the ghost story.

relax• Reading comics

is relaxing.• Mary is relaxed.

interest• This film is

interesting.• The children are

interested.

moved by

moving

touched by

touching

excited by

exciting

bored byboring

amused byamusing

amazed by

amazing

frightened by

frightening

disappointed with

disappointing

surprised by

surprising

Some –ed and –ing adjectives

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1. This storybook is ______________. I fell asleep when I was reading it last night.

boringboring boredbored interestinginteresting

1. This storybook is ______________. I fell asleep when I was reading it last night.

boringboring boredbored interestinginteresting

boring

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2. I was ______________ by the ending of the film. My sister cried too.

movedmovedboredboredboringboring

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2. I was ______________ by the ending of the film. My sister cried too.

movedmovedboredboredboringboring

moved

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3. I was ______________ with the film. The plot was silly.

disappointeddisappointed disappointingdisappointingexcitedexcited

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3. I was ______________ with the film. The plot was silly.

disappointeddisappointed disappointingdisappointingexcitedexcited

disappointed

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4. The ghosts in the film were _____________. My brother and I closed our eyes most of the time.

frighteningfrightening amazingamazingmovingmoving

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4. The ghosts in the film were _____________. My brother and I closed our eyes most of the time.

frighteningfrightening amazingamazingmovingmoving

frightening

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5. I am _____________ by the dog next door. It barks at me all the time.

frightenedfrightenedamusedamusedfrighteningfrightening

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5. I am _____________ by the dog next door. It barks at me all the time.

frightenedfrightenedamusedamusedfrighteningfrightening

frightened

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6. The TV programme is _____________ . I can’t stop laughing when I am watching it.

amusingamusing amusedamused surprisingsurprising

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6. The TV programme is _____________ . I can’t stop laughing when I am watching it.

amusingamusing amusedamused surprisingsurprising

amusing

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THE END

moved by

moving

touched by

touching

excited by

exciting

bored byboring

amused byamusing

amazed by

amazing

frightened by

frightening

disappointed with

disappointing

surprised by

surprising

Some –ed and –ing adjectives

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