ACTIVITY: Complete the sentences with the correct –ed or –ing adjective using the verbs below.
amuse annoy confuse disappoint encourage
embarrass excite frighten interest surprise
1. Walking through the cemetary in the middle of the night could be a ............................. experience.
2. The cartoon was so funny that not only children but also their parents were
......................... .
3. He felt ......................... at being the centre of attention.
4. It's ......................... what people will do for money.
5. We were bitterly ......................... at the result of the match.
6. This month's unemployment figures are not very
.......................... They are once again higher than expected.
7. I was .......................... with myself for giving in so easily.
8. Don’t get too .......................... at the prospect of working abroad – it
could be a really tough job.
9. Our research produced some .......................... results.
10. I don’t find jokes about blondes .......................... .
11. I wouldn’t be .......................... if the president resigned.
12. People are .......................... about all the different labels on food these days.
13. It was such a bumpy flight. I was .......................... that the plane would crash.
14. His most .......................... habit was eating with her mouth open.
15. The instructions in “P.C’s Made E.Z.” were very .......................................
– I couldn’t understand anything.
Grammar issue:
Adjectives
-ed / -ing