This document provides an activity to complete sentences using the correct adjective form ending in either "-ed" or "-ing". It asks the reader to choose between adjectives like "depressed/depressing" and "annoyed/annoying" to complete each sentence. It then provides a grammar focus explaining that adjectives ending in "-ing" describe what something does to someone or something, while adjectives ending in "-ed" describe feelings.

1. ACTIVITY: Complete the sentences using correct adjectives.
1. This rainy weather makes me ...................................... . (depressed / depressing)
2. The way they treat their customers is really ...................................... (annoyed / annoying)
3. He was very ..................................... when he saw his son’s test results. (disappointed / disappointing)
4. I’m so ...................................... about my new job. (excited / exciting)
5. I don’t understand why he did it – the whole situation is ...................................... . (puzzled / puzzling)
6. The journey was so .................................. that when we arrived we went straight to bed. (tired / tiring)
7. I fell asleep during the meeting because I was so ...................................... . (bored / boring)
8. My younger sister is ...................................... in ballet dancing. (interested / interesting)
9. I won’t eat it – it looks ...................................... . (disgusted / disgusting)
10. That was the most ...................................... moment of my life. (terrified / terrifying)
11. I was very ...................................... when I read the manual. (confused / confusing)
12. I was ...................................... to hear your good news. (thrilled / thrilling)
Grammar focus:
Adjectives that end with –ing inform us what something or
someone does to someone or something else or what they
make someone feel:
Adjectives that end with –ed describe our feelings.
The party was boring.
(it made me feel bored)
His visit was surprising.
(it made me feel surprised)
I was bored.
(this is how I felt)
I was surprised by his visit.
(this is how I felt)
Adjectives : -ed / -ing