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Grammar EXTRA! Worksheet 2
Participial adjectives ending in -ed / -ing
1 Circle the correct word.
ramón Wow! This is really (1) interested / interesting.
alex I don’t think so. I’m (2) bored / boring.
emma Come on you two! Let’s go and see the fish.
ramón Fish?
emma Yes, fish. There are some really (3) surprised / surprising ones.
ramón How can a fish be (4) surprised / surprising?
emma Trust me! You’ll find it absolutely (5) fascinated / fascinating.
[A little later]
ramón That was (6) amazed / amazing.
alex Yes, it was. I was (7) fascinated / fascinating by all the different colors and shapes.
ramón I want to go look at the dinosaurs.
alex Yes, that will be (8) excited / exciting.
emma You guys go. I’m going to have a drink in the café. I’m really (9) tired / tiring.
alex OK. See you later.
2 Complete the sentences with the correct adjective form of the words in parentheses.
1 The earthquake exhibit is really (excite)
2 I was (fascinate) by the fish.
3 Yes, they were (amaze).
4 Jay was (frighten) of the snakes.
5 I didn’t find that very (interest).
6 That was the most (frighten) thing I’ve ever done!
7 What’s wrong? You look so (bore).
3 Complete the questions with the correct adjective form of 4 Answer the questions in exercise 3 about you.
the words in parentheses.
1 Are you (interest) in human biology?
2 When do you feel (bore)?
3 What do you find (fascinate)?
4 Have you ever been (amaze) by something?
5 What are you (frighten) of?
6 Do you think science is (excite)?
7 Does walking make you feel (tire)?
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B1 Adjectives ending in -ED and -ING AD006
Choose the correct adjective form for each blank.
1. Halloween was probably the most _______________ film I have ever seen
(FRIGHTENED / FRIGHTENING ).
2. I always get so _______________ when my dad starts speaking English (EMBARRASSED
/ EMBARRASSING).
3. I am _______________ to see how well he gets along with his stepfather. (SURPRISED
/SURPRISING)
4. The lesson was so _______________ that I fell asleep (BORED / BORING).
5. As the big day came closer, my sister became _______________ nervous (INCREASED /
INCREASINGLY).
6. You've been walking for 5 hours. You must feel _______________ (EXHAUSTED /
EXHAUSTING).
7. I was _______________ when I saw him in that outfit for the first time. (FRIGHTENED
/FRIGHTENING)
8. I didn't like the film. The plot was rather simple and _______________ . (UNINTERESTED
/ UNINTERESTING)
9. It's _______________ to see how many people didn't care to vote in the last election .
(SURPRISED / SURPRISING)
10. You look a bit _______________ . Don't you know what you're supposed to do ?
(CONFUSED / CONFUSING)
11. I saw that my boss was very _______________ with how I behaved . (ANNOYED /
ANNOYING)
12. They were all very _______________ by the performance of the actors. (IMPRESSED /
IMPRESSING)
13. The school trip was really _______________ . I learned a lot of things I hadn't known
before . (EXCITED / EXCITING)
14. It was _______________ to have met such a great movie star. (THRILLED / THRILLING)
15. We were _______________ when we found out that his sister was on the plane that
went missing. (WORRIED / WORRYING)
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1. Halloween was probably the most frightening film I have ever seen
(FRIGHTENED / FRIGHTENING ).
2. I always get so embarrassed when my dad starts speaking English
(EMBARRASSED / EMBARRASSING).
3. I am surprised to see how well he gets along with his stepfather. (SURPRISED
/SURPRISING)
4. The lesson was so boring that I fell asleep (BORED / BORING).
5. As the big day came closer, my sister became increasingly nervous (INCREASED
/ INCREASINGLY).
6. You've been walking for 5 hours. You must feel exhausted (EXHAUSTED /
EXHAUSTING).
7. I was frightened when I saw him in that outfit for the first time. (FRIGHTENED
/FRIGHTENING)
8. I didn't like the film. The plot was rather simple and uninteresting .
(UNINTERESTED / UNINTERESTING)
9. It's surprising to see how many people didn't care to vote in the last election .
(SURPRISED / SURPRISING)
10. You look a bit confused . Don't you know what you're supposed to do ?
(CONFUSED / CONFUSING)
11. I saw that my boss was very annoyed with how I behaved . (ANNOYED /
ANNOYING)
12. They were all very impressed by the performance of the actors. (IMPRESSED /
IMPRESSING)
13. The school trip was really exciting . I learned a lot of things I hadn't known
before . (EXCITED / EXCITING)
14. It was thrilling to have met such a great movie star. (THRILLED / THRILLING)
15. We were worried when we found out that his sister was on the plane that went
missing. (WORRIED / WORRYING)
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