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-ING & -ED ADJECTIVES. TO FRIGHTEN. The film is frighten ING He’s / looks frighten ED The ghost is frighten ING (It’s the way he feels) (They frighten people). TO INTEREST.
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TO FRIGHTEN The film is frightenING He’s / looks frightenED The ghost is frightenING (It’s the way he feels) (They frighten people)
TO INTEREST The actor is interestING He’s / looks interestED The news is interestING (It’s the way he feels) (They interest people)
TO WORRY This cook is worryING He’s / looks worriED The news is worryING (It’s the way he feels) (They worry people)
TO TIRE Looking after children is tirING He’s / looks tirED This work is tirING (It’s the way he feels) (They tire people)
CHOOSE the correct option • Finding a spider in the bathtub is….. disgusting / disgusted. • If you went on the biggest roller coaster in the world, you’d be exciting / excited. • A horror film is … frightening / frightened. • A 10-hour flight is … tiring / tired. • If you ran 10 km you’d be … exhausting / exhausted. • A spa session is relaxing / relaxed. • If you lost 100€, you’d be … annoying / annoyed. • When you hear terrible news you feel … worrying / worried. • The film was very long and boring / bored. We almost fell asleep. • I’m very interesting / interested in languages. • This news is terrible… well, in fact it’s really shocking / shocked. • She hasn’t been well for quite a long time so she’s a bit depressing / depressed. • There’s nothing interesting / interested on TV this evening. • This exercise is very confusing / confused and I’m quite confusing / confused. • I need a relaxing / relaxed holiday on a lonely island.
CHOOSE the correct option • Finding a spider in the bathtub is….. disgusting . • If you went on the biggest roller coaster in the world, you’d be excited. • A horror film is … frightening. • A 10-hour flight is … tiring . • If you ran 10 km you’d be … exhausted. • A spa session is relaxing. • If you lost 100€, you’d be … annoyed. • When you hear terrible news you feel … worried. • The film was very long and boring. We almost fell asleep. • I’m very interested in languages. • This news is terrible… well, in fact it’s really shocking. • She hasn’t been well for quite a long time so she’s a bit depressed. • There’s nothing interesting on TV this evening. • This exercise is very confusing and I’m quite confused. • I need a relaxing holiday on a lonely island. • For more practice try on http://www.better-english.com/grammar/adjing.htm • http://a4esl.org/q/h/9801/dg-eding.html
What do you think about the following? Use an –ing / -ed adjective in your response. E.g. I think … is depressing because… … makes me feel depressed because … football on TV politicians smoking fast food climate changes top models education in your country rainy days Woody Allen’s films your favourite actor/actress the economical situation in your country eating snails doing sport travelling to exotic countries sunny days running 15 km snakes politics