Educational worksheet for practicing -ed and -ing adjectives.
A colorful educational worksheet titled "-ed or -ing?" designed to help learners practice using adjectives ending in -ed and -ing. The worksheet includes 40 numbered sentences with blanks to be filled in with the correct form of given adjectives listed on the right side. The background features a green border with a floral design in the top right corner.
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The task is to fill in each blank with either the -ed or -ing form of the verb given on the right side. The key rule:
> Use -ed when describing how a person *feels*.
> Use -ing when describing what something *is like* (the thing causing the feeling).
For example:
- “I am bored” → I feel bored.
- “This movie is boring” → The movie causes boredom.
Now let’s go through each sentence one by one and pick the correct form.
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1. It is the most ______ thing I’ve ever seen.
→ Describing the *thing*, so use -ing → interesting
2. Bill was ______ in constructing of the new model.
→ Bill feels interested → interested
3. I’m ______ and I don’t know what to do.
→ I feel bored → bored
4. The film was ______ and I switched off the TV set.
→ Film is boring → boring
5. The results of the test were ______.
→ Results are disappointing → disappointing
6. Tom was ______ with the results of the test.
→ Tom feels disappointed → disappointed
7. The atmosphere was ______.
→ Atmosphere is frightening → frightening
8. Pam was ______ to death when she saw a huge dog.
→ Pam felt frightened → frightened
9. I was ______ to see her at the concert.
→ I felt amazed → amazed
10. Liz has achieved ______ results in studies.
→ Results are amazing → amazing
11. Nick finds his dog rather ______.
→ Dog is amusing → amusing
12. Mona was ______ by the boy’s behavior.
→ Mona felt amused → amused
13. I was very ______ when I worked in the garden.
→ I felt tired → tired
14. To cut paper animals is very ______.
→ Activity is tiring → tiring
15. Tom was ______ to see a bad mark in his test.
→ Tom felt annoyed → annoyed
16. It was ______ to lose the way in the city.
→ Situation is annoying → annoying
17. It was ______ that they didn’t come to the party.
→ Situation is surprising → surprising
18. Sam was ______ when he saw them leaving.
→ Sam felt surprised → surprised
19. I was ______ when I was told that information.
→ I felt shocked → shocked
20. This situation was really ______.
→ Situation is shocking → shocking
21. Well, you are ______ me.
→ You are confusing me → confusing
22. Nick was ______ and phoned his parents.
→ Nick felt confused → confused
23. This music is really ______.
→ Music is exciting → exciting
24. He was ______ by his forthcoming flight.
→ He felt excited → excited
25. Paul seemed ______ about his future exam.
→ Paul felt depressed → depressed
26. This story was ______.
→ Story is depressing → depressing
27. Kate is an ______ leader in my class.
→ Leader is inspiring → inspiring
28. Ben was ______ by Longfellow’s poems.
→ Ben felt inspired → inspired
29. Tim was ______ by spilling coffee on the table.
→ Tim felt embarrassed → embarrassed
30. I’d like to avoid any ______ questions at all.
→ Questions are embarrassing → embarrassing
31. Your proposal is ______.
→ Proposal is insulting → insulting
32. Paul was ______ by Tom’s remarks.
→ Paul felt insulted → insulted
33. We were ______ that the plane would fall down.
→ We felt terrified → terrified
34. We heard ______ sounds at night.
→ Sounds are terrifying → terrifying
35. Your plan about this house is ______.
→ Plan is frustrating → frustrating
36. Helen gets ______ when she loses the game.
→ Helen feels frustrated → frustrated
37. Andrew was ______ by my decision.
→ Andrew felt puzzled → puzzled
38. He demonstrated a ______ lack of curiosity.
→ Lack is puzzling → puzzling
39. I don’t like ______ sports.
→ Sports are exhausting → exhausting
40. Simon felt ______ at the end of the test.
→ Simon felt exhausted → exhausted
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Final Answer:
1. interesting
2. interested
3. bored
4. boring
5. disappointing
6. disappointed
7. frightening
8. frightened
9. amazed
10. amazing
11. amusing
12. amused
13. tired
14. tiring
15. annoyed
16. annoying
17. surprising
18. surprised
19. shocked
20. shocking
21. confusing
22. confused
23. exciting
24. excited
25. depressed
26. depressing
27. inspiring
28. inspired
29. embarrassed
30. embarrassing
31. insulting
32. insulted
33. terrified
34. terrifying
35. frustrating
36. frustrated
37. puzzled
38. puzzling
39. exhausting
40. exhausted
The task is to fill in each blank with either the -ed or -ing form of the verb given on the right side. The key rule:
> Use -ed when describing how a person *feels*.
> Use -ing when describing what something *is like* (the thing causing the feeling).
For example:
- “I am bored” → I feel bored.
- “This movie is boring” → The movie causes boredom.
Now let’s go through each sentence one by one and pick the correct form.
---
1. It is the most ______ thing I’ve ever seen.
→ Describing the *thing*, so use -ing → interesting
2. Bill was ______ in constructing of the new model.
→ Bill feels interested → interested
3. I’m ______ and I don’t know what to do.
→ I feel bored → bored
4. The film was ______ and I switched off the TV set.
→ Film is boring → boring
5. The results of the test were ______.
→ Results are disappointing → disappointing
6. Tom was ______ with the results of the test.
→ Tom feels disappointed → disappointed
7. The atmosphere was ______.
→ Atmosphere is frightening → frightening
8. Pam was ______ to death when she saw a huge dog.
→ Pam felt frightened → frightened
9. I was ______ to see her at the concert.
→ I felt amazed → amazed
10. Liz has achieved ______ results in studies.
→ Results are amazing → amazing
11. Nick finds his dog rather ______.
→ Dog is amusing → amusing
12. Mona was ______ by the boy’s behavior.
→ Mona felt amused → amused
13. I was very ______ when I worked in the garden.
→ I felt tired → tired
14. To cut paper animals is very ______.
→ Activity is tiring → tiring
15. Tom was ______ to see a bad mark in his test.
→ Tom felt annoyed → annoyed
16. It was ______ to lose the way in the city.
→ Situation is annoying → annoying
17. It was ______ that they didn’t come to the party.
→ Situation is surprising → surprising
18. Sam was ______ when he saw them leaving.
→ Sam felt surprised → surprised
19. I was ______ when I was told that information.
→ I felt shocked → shocked
20. This situation was really ______.
→ Situation is shocking → shocking
21. Well, you are ______ me.
→ You are confusing me → confusing
22. Nick was ______ and phoned his parents.
→ Nick felt confused → confused
23. This music is really ______.
→ Music is exciting → exciting
24. He was ______ by his forthcoming flight.
→ He felt excited → excited
25. Paul seemed ______ about his future exam.
→ Paul felt depressed → depressed
26. This story was ______.
→ Story is depressing → depressing
27. Kate is an ______ leader in my class.
→ Leader is inspiring → inspiring
28. Ben was ______ by Longfellow’s poems.
→ Ben felt inspired → inspired
29. Tim was ______ by spilling coffee on the table.
→ Tim felt embarrassed → embarrassed
30. I’d like to avoid any ______ questions at all.
→ Questions are embarrassing → embarrassing
31. Your proposal is ______.
→ Proposal is insulting → insulting
32. Paul was ______ by Tom’s remarks.
→ Paul felt insulted → insulted
33. We were ______ that the plane would fall down.
→ We felt terrified → terrified
34. We heard ______ sounds at night.
→ Sounds are terrifying → terrifying
35. Your plan about this house is ______.
→ Plan is frustrating → frustrating
36. Helen gets ______ when she loses the game.
→ Helen feels frustrated → frustrated
37. Andrew was ______ by my decision.
→ Andrew felt puzzled → puzzled
38. He demonstrated a ______ lack of curiosity.
→ Lack is puzzling → puzzling
39. I don’t like ______ sports.
→ Sports are exhausting → exhausting
40. Simon felt ______ at the end of the test.
→ Simon felt exhausted → exhausted
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Final Answer:
1. interesting
2. interested
3. bored
4. boring
5. disappointing
6. disappointed
7. frightening
8. frightened
9. amazed
10. amazing
11. amusing
12. amused
13. tired
14. tiring
15. annoyed
16. annoying
17. surprising
18. surprised
19. shocked
20. shocking
21. confusing
22. confused
23. exciting
24. excited
25. depressed
26. depressing
27. inspiring
28. inspired
29. embarrassed
30. embarrassing
31. insulting
32. insulted
33. terrified
34. terrifying
35. frustrating
36. frustrated
37. puzzled
38. puzzling
39. exhausting
40. exhausted
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