English Grammar Exercises – Adjectives ending in -ing and -ed

Exercise 1   

Complete the sentences for each situation. Use the word in brackets+ -ing or -ed.

1   The movie wasn’t as good as we had expected. (disappoint…)

     a   The movie was …………………….

     b   We were ……………………. with the movie.

2   Donna teaches young children. It’s a very hard job, but she enjoys it. (exhaust…)

     a   She enjoys her job, but it’s often …………………….

     b   At the end of a day’s work, she is often …………………….

3   It’s been raining all day. I hate this weather. (depress…)

     a   This weather is …………………….

     b   This weather makes me …………………….

     c   It’s silly to get ……………………. because of the weather.

4   Clare is going to Mexico next month. She has never been there before. (excit…)

     a   It will be an ……………………. experience for her.

     b   Going to new places is always …………………….

     c   She is really ……………………. about going to Mexico.

Exercise 2   

Choose the correct word.

1   I was disappointing / disappointed with the film. I had expected it to be better.

2   Are you interesting / interested in football?

3   The new project sounds exciting / excited. I’m looking forward to working on it.

4   It’s embarrassing / embarrassed when you have to ask people for money.

5   Do you easily get embarrassing / embarrassed?

6   I had never expected to get the job. I was really amazing / amazed when I was offered it.

7   She has really learnt very fast. She has made amazing / amazed progress.

8   I didn’t find the situation funny. I was not amusing / amused.

9   It was a really terrifying / terrified experience. Everybody was very shocking / shocked.

10   Why do you always look so boring / bored? Is your life really so boring / bored?

11   He’s one of the most boring / bored people I’ve ever met. He never stops talking and he never says anything interesting / interested.

Exercise 3   

Complete each sentence using a word from the box.

amusing/amused              annoying/annoyed             boring/bored

confusing/confused          disgusting/disgusted         exciting/excited

exhausting/exhausted     interesting/interested       surprising /surprised

1   He works very hard. It’s not ……………………. that he’s always tired.

2   I’ve got nothing to do. I’m …………………….

3   The teacher’s explanation was ……………………. . Most of the students didn’t understand it.

4   The kitchen hadn’t been cleaned for ages. It was really …………………….

5   I don’t visit art galleries very often. I’m not particularly ……………………. in art.

6   There’s no need to get ……………………. just because I’m a few minutes late.

7   The lecture was ……………………. . I fell asleep.

8   I’ve been working very hard all day and now …………………….

9   I’m starting a new job next week. I’m very ……………………. about it.

10   Steve is good at telling funny stories. He can be very …………………….

11   Helen is a very ……………………. person. She knows a lot, she’s travelled a lot and she’s done lots of different things.