Exercise 4: ADJECTIVES WITH –ED AND –ING ENDINGS
Describe which is correct in the following: the adjective ending in –ed or in –
ing
1. Why are you looking so ________? (depress)
> I’ve just been to the doctor.
Why is that so ________ (depress)?
> The doctor said that I have stomach ache.
2. How many students do you think are in this class?
> Sixty five.
That is ________ (astonish)! You are. How did you do that?
> Oh, there’s no need to be ________ (astonish). It is quite simple.
3. I was very ________ (embarrass) yesterday. I called my wife Sue.
> What is ________ (embarrass) about that?
Her name is Judy.
4. Mary: That boy over there is ________ (annoy) me.
Jane: But he is not even looking at you.
Mary: That’s what I am ________ (annoy) about!
5. I’ve got an ________ watch. It cost me only 1 USD.
> Why is it ________(amaze)?
Because every time I look at it I am ________ (amaze) it is still working.
6.
Alice: That was a very (1. interest) ________ film. What did you think?
Andrew: To be honest, I think it is (2. bore) ________. I am not (3. interest) ________ in Korean movie.
Alice: Really? I think it is (4. fascinate) ________. What kind of films do you enjoy?
Andrew: Mostly comedies. Have you seen Home Again?
Alice: Yes, but I wasn’t (5. amuse) ________ at all. In fact, I thought it was (6. horrify) ________. The story was (7. confuse) ________ . When I left the cinema, I felt kind of (8. depress) ________.
Andrew: I am (9. amaze) ________ that you felt that way! I thought it was very (10. amuse) ________.
Alice: Well, I guess it’s a matter of taste.
Andrew: Speaking of taste, would you like to get a bite to eat?
Alice: Thanks, but it’s late and I’m (11. tire) ________