Adjectives
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ADJECTIVES
Adjectives ending in –ing or -ed
• Adjectives ending in –ING describe a person, a thing or a situation
Example: It was a very INTERESTING programme
• Adjectives ending in –ED describe how we feel because of a person, thing or situation.
Example: I feel DEPRESSED today because the weather is DEPRESSING
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Choose the correct adjective to complete the sentences:
1. She wasn’t very good at maths. I was
surprising/ surprised when she passed the exams.
2. It was embarrassing/embarrassed to find out that I had no money with me at the supermarked checkout.
3. I enjoyed the Dracula film last night but my
younger sister was frightened/frightening by it.
4. The children got very exciting/excited at the idea of the holiday in Greece. by Eva Hugas
Choose the correct adjective to complete the sentences:
1. She wasn’t very good at maths. I was surprised when she passed the exams.
2. It was embarrassing to find out that I had no money with me at the supermarked checkout.
3. I enjoyed the Dracula film last night but my
younger sister was frightened by it.
4. The children got very excited at the idea of the holiday in Greece.
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Some adjectives…
A patient person
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A safe place
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a naughty child
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dreadful
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Complete each second sentence so that it means the same as the one before. Use the
RIGHT adjective form.
1. Most students are frightened of speaking a foreign language.
Speaking a foreign language is ________________________________
2. The meeting was so boring that I almost fell asleep.
I was ______________________ that I almost fell asleep.
3. The teacher found her pupils’ exams results disappointing.
The teacher was __________________________ her pupils’ exams results.
4. I was confused because the instructions were only in Spanish.
The instructions were ________________________ because they were only in Spanish.
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Complete each second sentence so that it means the same as the one before. Use the
RIGHT adjective form.
1. Most students are frightened of speaking a foreign language.
Speaking a foreign language is frightening for most students
2. The meeting was so boring that I almost fell asleep.
I was so bored at the meeting that I almost fell asleep.
3. The teacher found her pupils’ exams results disappointing.
The teacher was disappointed with her pupils’ exams results.
4. I was confused because the instructions were only in Spanish.
The instructions were confusing because they were only in Spanish.
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