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Let's solve this worksheet step by step and explain the grammar rules involved.

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Part 1: Complete the chart with the correct -ed / -ing suffix

We need to form adjectives from the given verbs using:
- -ed for how a person feels (subjective emotion)
- -ing for what causes the feeling (objective thing)

| Verbs | to bore | to excite | to interest | to relax | to satisfy | to tire | to worry |
|---------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
| -ed | bored | excited | interested | relaxed | satisfied | tired | worried |
| -ing | boring | exciting | interesting | relaxing | satisfying | tiring | worrying |

> ✔ Rule:
> - -ed = feeling (e.g., *I am bored* → I feel boredom)
> - -ing = cause of feeling (e.g., *The movie is boring* → it causes boredom)

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Now use the adjectives to complete the sentences

1. Miriam works in an aid camp. She says it’s ________ but very ________.
→ It's tiring (because work is hard), but very satisfying (because it feels meaningful).
✔ Answer: *tiring, satisfying*

2. If you're ________ about Climate Change, why not donate to a charity?
→ "You're" describes a feeling — so we need worried (feeling concerned).
✔ Answer: *worried*

3. Chill-out music is so ________!
→ The music *causes* relaxation → relaxing
✔ Answer: *relaxing*

4. Our teacher was so ________. No one was ________ in his lessons.
- Teacher was boring (he caused boredom)
- Students were bored (they felt bored)
✔ Answer: *boring, bored*

5. I'm good at English, but I'm so ________ of doing all these exams!
→ Feeling tired → tired
✔ Answer: *tired*

6. Kathleen was ________ about going to the concert. It will be unforgettable.
→ She feels excitement → excited
✔ Answer: *excited*

7. Are you ________ with the same routine every day? Do something ________. Volunteer!
- Feeling bored → bored
- Something that causes excitement → exciting
✔ Answer: *bored, exciting*

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Part 2: Read the text and choose the correct alternative

Let’s go through each blank:

1. Are you (a) interested / interesting in the environment?
→ We are asking if someone *feels* interest → interested
✔ Answer: *interested*

2. Are you (b) tired / tiring of talking about it but doing nothing?
→ Person feels tired → tired
✔ Answer: *tired*

3. Environmental groups need YOU to be a volunteer and help with their (c) excited / exciting new campaigns.
→ Campaigns are exciting → exciting (not "excited", which would describe people)
✔ Answer: *exciting*

4. If you're (d) bored / boring with your weekends...
→ You feel bored → bored
✔ Answer: *bored*

5. It's really (e) satisfied / satisfying to know that you can make a difference.
→ The feeling caused by knowing → satisfying (not "satisfied", which would be the person)
✔ Answer: *satisfying*

6. You'll probably make some (f) amazed / amazing new friends too.
→ Friends are impressive → amazing (describes them)
✔ Answer: *amazing*

7. So, if you're (g) worried / worrying about the future...
→ Feeling anxious → worried
✔ Answer: *worried*

8. You'll be (h) surprised / surprising how easy it is!
→ The person will feel surprise → surprised
✔ Answer: *surprised*

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Part 3: Complete the sentences with an adjective from the box

Box:
- bored / boring
- frightened / frightening
- interested / interesting
- relaxed / relaxing
- tired / tiring
- worried / worrying

1. We had a great holiday in France. I feel very ________ now.
→ Feeling relaxed after vacation → relaxed
✔ Answer: *relaxed*

2. Did you see that new horror film? I thought it was really ________.
→ The film caused fear → frightening
✔ Answer: *frightening*

3. My brother's quite a nervous person. He bites his nails when he's ________.
→ He feels anxious → worried
✔ Answer: *worried*

4. Miranda's new job is very ________. She starts at eight o'clock and she doesn't finish until seven o'clock in the evening.
→ Job is long and exhausting → tiring
✔ Answer: *tiring*

5. Are you ________ in jazz? There's a good concert on this weekend if you want to come.
→ Feeling interest → interested
✔ Answer: *interested*

6. This book I'm reading is so ________. I fall asleep before I finish a chapter.
→ Book causes boredom → boring
✔ Answer: *boring*

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✔ Final Answers Summary:

#### Part 1 Chart:
| Verbs | to bore | to excite | to interest | to relax | to satisfy | to tire | to worry |
|---------------|--------|-----------|-------------|----------|------------|---------|----------|
| -ed | bored | excited | interested | relaxed | satisfied | tired | worried |
| -ing | boring | exciting | interesting | relaxing | satisfying | tiring | worrying |

#### Part 1 Sentences:
1. tiring, satisfying
2. worried
3. relaxing
4. boring, bored
5. tired
6. excited
7. bored, exciting

#### Part 2 Text:
a) interested
b) tired
c) exciting
d) bored
e) satisfying
f) amazing
g) worried
h) surprised

#### Part 3 Sentences:
1. relaxed
2. frightening
3. worried
4. tiring
5. interested
6. boring

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🔍 Key Grammar Rule Recap:

- -ed adjectives describe how someone feels (emotions).
- e.g., *I am bored*, *She is excited*.
- -ing adjectives describe what causes the feeling (things or situations).
- e.g., *The movie is boring*, *The news is worrying*.

✔ Always ask: *"Who feels it?"* → use -ed
✔ *"What causes it?"* → use -ing

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