Exercises

Unit 98 · Adjectives ending in - ing and - ed (boring / bored etc.)

98.1

Complete the sentences for each situation

Complete the sentences for each situation•Use the word in brackets

1The movie wasn’t as good as we had expected. (disappoint …)(Example)

Donna teaches young children. It’s a very hard job, but she enjoys it. (exhaust …)

It’s been raining all day. I hate this weather. (depress …)

Clare is going to Mexico next month. She’s never been there before. (excit …)

98.2

Choose the correct word

1I was disappointing / disappointed with the movie. I had expected it to be better. (disappointed is correct)(Example)

I’m not particularly interesting / interested in football.

The new project sounds exciting / excited. I’m looking forward to working on it.

It can be embarrassing / embarrassed when you have to ask people for money.

Do you easily get embarrassing / embarrassed?

I’d never expected to get the job. I was amazing / amazed when I w as offered it.

She’s learnt very fast. She’s made amazing / amazed progress.

I didn’t find the situation funny. I was not amusing / amused.

I’m interesting / interested in joining the club. How much does it cost?

It was a really terrifying / terrified experience. Everybody was very shocking / shocked.

Why do you always look so boring / bored? Is your life really so boring / bored?

He’s one of the most boring / bored people I’ve ever met. He never stops talking and he never says anything interesting / interested.

98.3

Complete each sentence using a word from the box

Complete•each•sentence•using•a•word•from•the•box.•amusing•/•amused•annoying•/•annoyed•boring•/•bored•confusing•/•confused•disgusting•/•disgusted•exciting•/•excited•exhausting•/•exhausted•interesting•/•interested•surprising•/•surprised

1You work very hard. It’s not surprising that you’re always tired.(Example)

Some people get very easily. They always need something new.

The teacher’s explanation was . Nobody understood it.

The kitchen hadn’t been cleaned for ages. It was really .

I don’t go to art galleries very often. I’m not very in art.

There’s no need to get just because I’m a few minutes late.

The lecture was . I fell asleep.

I’ve been working very hard all day and now I’m .

I’m starting a new job next week. I’m very about it.

Steve is good at telling funny stories. He can be very .

Helen is a very person. She knows a lot, she’s travelled a lot and she’s done lots of different things.

Theory