Adjectives (-ed / -ing) Complete with the correct adjective. 1. Are you __________ in learning a foreign language?

(interested / interesting) 2. The football match was a real battle....It was really __________. (excited, exciting) 3. The kitchen was a mess....It was really __________! (disgusted /disgusting) 4. I was really __________ when they offered me the job! (amazed / amazing) 5. It is sometimes ___when you have to ask for a favour. (embarrassed/ embarrassing) 6. When we heard the bad news we were all __________. (horrified / horrifying) 7. She wants to find a different job because she thinks its __________. (bored /boring) 8. We went for a very long walk. It was really __________. (tired /tiring) 9. He showed us his new invention and we were all _________. (fascinated/ fascinating) 10. I really had a good time...The film was __________. (amused / amusing) 11. Karen is starting a new job tomorrow. She is very ______about it. (excited / exciting) 12. We were shut in that place for so long....We were __________. (horrified / horrifying) Fill the gaps with the adjectives in brackets. 1 He's such a monotonous speaker. I was so ................................. . (bored / boring) 2 Most sequels are ................................. . (disappointed / disappointing) 3 I had such a ................................. day I went straight to bed. (tired / tiring) 4 Everyone's very ................................. about the news. (excited / exciting) 5 That lamp produces a very ................................. effect. (pleased / pleasing) 6 The whole school was ............................ by the tragic event. (saddened / saddening) 7 I don't like watching ................................ films on my own. (depressed / depressing) 8 I was ............................... when she told me she'd got divorced. (amazed / amazing) 9 He's such a ............................ guy. He only ever talks about himself. (bored / boring) 10 I'm very ................................. in films and theatre. (interested / interesting) 11 No one knew what would happen next. We were all .............. . (intrigued / intriguing) 12 It was a very ................................. situation. (interested / interesting) 13 There's been some very ................................. news. (surprised / surprising) 14 His mother was ................ by what she found under his bed. (disgusted / disgusting) 15 Their hamburgers are .................................. (disgusted / disgusting) 16 Dad always arrives home from work completely ............... . (exhausted / exhausting) 17 He's always showing off. It's really .................................. . (annoyed / annoying) 18 Alex is really ....................... He can't keep still for a second. (annoyed / annoying)

Complete the sentences with adjectives ending in -ed or -ing. 1) Classical music is _________ (bore) 2) Miguel is very ________ (excite) because he is going to get married soon. 3) It's so ____________ (embarrass) to listen to my brother sing. 4) I feel _________ (relax) when I listen to jazz. 5) That is a __________ (depress) song! 6) The instructions in the exam left the students feeling totally ___________. [confuse] 7) I don't find horror films at all __________________. [frighten] 8) Would you be __________________ in coming to the theatre this evening? [interest] 9) I get really __________________ when people damage animals. [annoy] 10) Doing something so stupid must be really __________________. [embarrass] 11) I'm starting a new job next week. It is quite __________________. [excite] 12) The lecture was so __________________ I fell asleep. [bore] 13) That dripping tap is getting on my nerves. It's really __________________. [irritate] 14) I didn't expect to see Peter at the party. I was __________________ to see him there. [surprise] 15) He's had a lot of bad news recently and is feeling __________________. [depress] 16) I find it __________________ to lie on the sofa and listen to music after a hard day's work. [relax] Read the sentences and correct the adjectives where necessary. 1. We had a thrilling ride on a rollercoaster at the amusement park. 2. I am interesting in old books and stamps. 3. It's really annoying when people push in front of you in a queue, isn't it? 4. Success at work is a satisfied experience. 5. I feel very frustrated when I can't think of the correct word in English. 6. I felt very embarrassing. Everybody was looking at me and I went bright red. What word do you need to complete the sentence? confused / disgusting / bored / interesting / disgusted / amusing / boring / interested / disappointed / surprised / disappointing / confusing / depressed / amused / depressing / surprising 1. I do the same thing every day. My job is very ______. 2. I have nothing to do. I'm ______. 3. My job is very varied. I find it ______. 4. I'm ______ in applying for the job. 5. I heard some very ______ news. I'm going to lose my job. I feel terrible 6. Cheer up. Don't feel so ______. There are plenty of other jobs. 7. I heard a very ______ story. It will make you laugh. 8. It's not ______ that you failed the exam. You never did any work. 9. I don't understand this exercise. I'm very ______ .

10. I thought your behaviour at the party was ______. You were sick in the middle of the room. 11. My trip to Paris has been cancelled. I'm really ______ . I really wanted to go. 12. The performance of the English team was very ______. They played worse than expected. 13. There are a lot of road signs. It's all very ______ . 14. I am very ______ in this subject. I find it fascinating. 15. The lesson was really ______ . I almost fell asleep. 16. I was ______ by her behaviour. It was very funny. 17. I was ______ by the news. I didn't expect it. 18. I was ______ by his behaviour. It was outrageous. 19. I'm ______ in finding out more about this. Where can I look? 20. When the students did badly, the teacher became really ______ and didn't smile for weeks.