Adjectives ending in -ed and -ing C

By Cecilia Brabin | July 9, 2013

There are many pairs of adjectives ending in -ed and -ing.
Someone is -ed if something or someone is -ing.

I was surprised by his views on health and education.
His views on modern banking practices were surprising for many viewers.

Here are some more typical ‘pairs’:

surprised surprising
interested interesting
amused amusing
worried worrying
bored boring
shocked shocking
astonished astonishing
depressed depressing
annoyed annoying
terrified terrifying
fascinated fascinating
excited exciting
confused confusing
embarrassed embarrassing
exhausted exhausting
satisfied satisfying
amazed amazing
tired tiring

Can you pick the right adjective?

 

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1. [Multiple choice]

Are you finding this TV programme …………………….. ?

Answers for Quiz [1].

  • 1. interesting (correct)
  • 2. interested

2. [Multiple choice]

I’m just finding it too …………………….. to watch.

Answers for Quiz [2].

  • 1. depressing (correct)
  • 2. depressed

3. [Multiple choice]

It puts me in an …………………….. situation, having to keep asking Henry for the money he owes me.

Answers for Quiz [3].

  • 1. embarrassed
  • 2. embarrassing (correct)

4. [Multiple choice]

Sometimes I am just too …………………….. to mention it.

Answers for Quiz [4].

  • 1. embarrassed (correct)
  • 2. embarrassing

5. [Multiple choice]

I am really …………………….. about going to Florence.

Answers for Quiz [5].

  • 1. excited (correct)
  • 2. exciting

6. [Multiple choice]

It’s supposed to be a …………………….. city to visit.

Answers for Quiz [6].

  • 1. fascinated
  • 2. fascinating (correct)

7. [Multiple choice]

The incident at the airport was …………………….. .

Answers for Quiz [7].

  • 1. terrified
  • 2. terrifying (correct)

8. [Multiple choice]

Everyone involved was …………………….. by it.

Answers for Quiz [8].

  • 1. shocking
  • 2. shocked (correct)

9. [Multiple choice]

You didn’t seem …………………….. in buying a car.

(A particularly common pair of words which confuse people!)

Answers for Quiz [9].

  • 1. interesting
  • 2. interested (correct)

10. [Multiple choice]

Are you …………………….. of driving after all this time, …

Answers for Quiz [10].

  • 1. terrified (correct)
  • 2. terrifying

11. [Multiple choice]

or ……………. about how much it might cost?

Answers for Quiz [11].

  • 1. frightened (correct)
  • 2. frightening

12. [Multiple choice]

The way he shouts at everyone is …………………….. .

Answers for Quiz [12].

  • 1. terrifying (correct)
  • 2. terrified

13. [Multiple choice]

People feel …………………….. when he’s around.

Answers for Quiz [13].

  • 1. frightening
  • 2. frightened (correct)

14. [Multiple choice]

It’s understandable that he was …………………….. by the hospital diagnosis.

Answers for Quiz [14].

  • 1. depressed (correct)
  • 2. depressing

15. [Multiple choice]

It was …………………….. and ……………………. .

Answers for Quiz [15].

  • 1. disappointing …. disturbing (correct)
  • 2. disappointed …… disturbed
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