Exercise 1: adjectives ending in ‘-ed’ and ‘-ing’
(Practise using adjectives that end in ‘-ing’ or ‘-ed’ )
Adjective suffixes ‘-ing & -ed’ – matching exercise
Difficulty: rather easy (2 of 5)
Finish the sentences on the left by selecting the suitable part on the right to form a sentence that makes sense . Pay attention to the adjective endings ‘-ed ’ and ‘-ing ’.
Example: “Do you really want to see that movie? It’s surely _____ ← frightening .”
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Noel, I’m a bit
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annoying if someone doesn’t listen to you?
confusing.
boring if they last too long.
disappointed that you’re not coming to my birthday party.
surprised when the French tourist spoke to him in English.
tired.
exciting. We met a lot of nice people.
interested in old languages.
Don’t you think it’s
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annoying if someone doesn’t listen to you?
confusing.
boring if they last too long.
disappointed that you’re not coming to my birthday party.
surprised when the French tourist spoke to him in English.
tired.
exciting. We met a lot of nice people.
interested in old languages.
Baseball games can sometimes be
???
annoying if someone doesn’t listen to you?
confusing.
boring if they last too long.
disappointed that you’re not coming to my birthday party.
surprised when the French tourist spoke to him in English.
tired.
exciting. We met a lot of nice people.
interested in old languages.
Professor Myers is very
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annoying if someone doesn’t listen to you?
confusing.
boring if they last too long.
disappointed that you’re not coming to my birthday party.
surprised when the French tourist spoke to him in English.
tired.
exciting. We met a lot of nice people.
interested in old languages.
Our trip to New Zealand was really
???
annoying if someone doesn’t listen to you?
confusing.
boring if they last too long.
disappointed that you’re not coming to my birthday party.
surprised when the French tourist spoke to him in English.
tired.
exciting. We met a lot of nice people.
interested in old languages.
I’ll go to bed. I’m
???
annoying if someone doesn’t listen to you?
confusing.
boring if they last too long.
disappointed that you’re not coming to my birthday party.
surprised when the French tourist spoke to him in English.
tired.
exciting. We met a lot of nice people.
interested in old languages.
The waiter was completely
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annoying if someone doesn’t listen to you?
confusing.
boring if they last too long.
disappointed that you’re not coming to my birthday party.
surprised when the French tourist spoke to him in English.
tired.
exciting. We met a lot of nice people.
interested in old languages.
Amanda tried to help me but everything she said was a bit
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annoying if someone doesn’t listen to you?
confusing.
boring if they last too long.
disappointed that you’re not coming to my birthday party.
surprised when the French tourist spoke to him in English.
tired.
exciting. We met a lot of nice people.
interested in old languages.
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Exercises and explanations referring to ‘Adjective suffixes ‘-ing/-ed’ ’
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