Adjective suffixes ‘-ing’ or ‘-ed’ – cloze test (difficulty: 3 of 5 – medium)

Fill the gaps with the appropriate adjective ending in ‘-ed’ or ‘-ing’. The resulting sentence must make sense.

• Example: “The book I’m reading at the moment is quite boring.” (bored/boring)

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Exercises and explanations related to ‘Adjectives with ending ‘-ing’ or ‘-ed’’

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