Use the '-ing' adjectives below to complete the sentences.
ageing rising existing increasing
1. The main problem is ____________ prices.
2. Factories in Japan are becoming even more automated,
making ________________ use of robots.
3. The young folk have all gone. There is no one left in the
village apart from a few _________ people.
4. Things have to change. The ____________ system simply
does not work.
Use the '-ed' adjectives below to complete the definitions.
alarmed bored satisfied depressed
If something makes you sad and unhappy, you feel
_____________.
If something makes you very worried, you are ____________.
If you are reasonably content with something, you feel
______________.
When you are ____________ you feel tired and impatient
because you have nothing to do.
adjectives ending in –ed / -ing
He and I were _________ . ( bored / boring ).
My aunt is a very __________ person. ( amused / amusing ).
I heard the joke before and I was not __________ . ( amused / amusing ). That is an ____________ book. ( interested / interesting ).
His grandfather is an ______________ person. ( interested / interesting ). The film was _____________ in the extreme. ( disgusted / disgusting ).
She was ____________ by the film last night . ( disgusted / disgusting ).
The traffic jam was very ____________ indeed. ( irritated / irritating ).
He was very ____________ by the traffic jam. ( irritated / irritating ).
The situation was very _____________ . ( frightened / frightening ).
I was very _____________ by the strange knock on the door. ( frightened / frightening ).
She was very ___________ because of the delay. ( annoyed / annoying ). It is very _____________ when you have to wait so long. ( annoyed / annoying ).
Complete the sentences with one of the words in the box. Careful! They are not all used.
Surprised interesting interested surprising annoyed bored boring frightened annoying exciting frightening
excited tiring worried tired worrying
a. The TV programme was _________________ so I turned it off.
b. Children can’t get to sleep on Christmas Eve. They’re too _______________.
c. “Hi, Mum!”.
“Carol! Thank goodness you rang! Where have you been? We’ve been so ___________________ about you!”.
d. “Hello, darling. I’ve got a present for you”.
“For me?”
“Don’t look so __________________. I often buy you presents”
“But it isn’t my birthday!”
e. The art exhibition was very __________________. I loved it, but I had to leave after three hours. My feet were killing me! I find going around art galleries and museums very _________________.
f. Some people don’t go out at night because they’re __________________ that someone will rob them.
g. Our financial situation is very __________________. We spend more and more, but we’re earning less and less.
h. “You’re yawning. Are you listening to what I’m saying?”
“I am! I’m really _______________. I want to know what happened. It’s just that I feel very ______________. I went to bed very late last night”.
i. “I’m going to a three-month holiday to the Far East”.
“ How ________________. Lucky you!”.
j. “Was your father __________________when you told him your exam results?”
“He was furious”.。