ADJECTIVES OF EMOTION ENDING IN ED AND ING

ADJECTIVES OF EMOTION ENDING IN –ED AND -ING

Some adjectives end in –ed (ex: bored, annoyed, interested, worried, excited. . . ). Some adjectives end in -ing (ex: boring, annoying, interesting, worrying, exciting. . . )

PAY ATTENTION ! Øan interesting teacher Øa boring movie Øan exciting life BUT ØI’m very interested in modern art. ØWe were bored at the end of the lesson. ØShe’s excited about going on vacation tomorrow.

So, what’s the rule? -Ing adjectives : üDescribe how a situation, a person or thing makes people feel -Ed adjectives: üDescribe how people feel.

excited because she got She is _____ a new car. excited exciting

bored because They are _____ boring the movie is_____. bored boring

boring The meeting was so ______ that all employees fell asleep. bored boring

bored because She got _____ the book she was reading was really boring _____. bored boring

Boring classes make ______ bored students feel_____. bored boring

worried because She is ____ of the bills. worried worrisome (exception)

annoyed because of the She’s ______ heavy traffic. annoying annoyed

tired She’s very ____because she worked very hard today. tiring tired

disappointed because They’re really _______ disappointing game. it was a _______ disappointing disappointed

bored He is _____ because the boring TV program is ____. bored boring

scared because They are_______ scary the movie is ____. scary (exception) scared