English Grammar Exercises for A1 A2 – -ed and -ing adjectives

A. Underline the correct option.

1   It was a long and very tiring / tired day for her.

2   I’m disappointing / disappointed that you can’t come.

3   It’s not a very interesting / interested idea.

4   Something really exciting / excited happened at the weekend.

5   Bears are terrifying / terrified when they get angry.

6   When you’re nice and relaxing / relaxed, we can begin.

7   That’s not surprising / surprised news.

8   Jack always looks very worrying / worried before a test.

9   Shopping is so boring / bored.

10   Is the boss annoying / annoyed because you were late?

B. Add an –ing or –ed ending to the adjectives in the text.

Time travel is an (1) interesting concept. It is not (2) surprise………. that people are so (3) interest………. In time travel because the idea is very romantic. In the 19th century, H. G. Wells wrote a very (4) excit………. Book called The Time Machine. It’s a great novel and you won’t be (5) disappoint………. if you read it. The book also shows the dangers of time travel. The hero is (6) shock………. and (7) confus………. when he visits the past and future. At the end of the book he is lost in time and cannot come back to the present. This is a (8) frighten………. finish to the book and readers who are (9) bor………. with living in the present must read it carefully. We cannot change the past or know the future so we must live in the present. The world around us is full of (10) amaz………. things. We don’t need to visit the past or future to have an (11) interest………. life.

C. Do you care about the world? Complete the questions with the correct adjectives, then tick ✓ your answers a, b or c.

1   You are walking down the street and see somebody drop a can on the ground. What do you think?

      a) I’m not ……surprised…… (surprising / surprised) ✓

      b) That’s ……shocking……! (shocking / shocked)

      c) That’s OK.

2   There is an election. What do you think?

      a) Elections are very …………… . (boring / bored)

      b) How ……………! (exciting / excited)

      c) What’s an election?

3   Do you think one day there will be too many people in the world to feed?

      a) I’m not sure.

      b) Yes and I’m very …………… . (worrying / worried)

      c) I don’t care. I’m not …………… in the future. (interesting / interested)

4   Will robots do all the work in the future?

      a) l hope so. I’m …………… of work. (tiring / tired)

      b) It’s an …………… thought but it won’t happen soon. (amazing / amazed)

      c) Perhaps.

5   Does technology make life better?

      a) Yes, of course.

      b) Yes, but too much change can be …………… . (frightening / frightened)

      c) I play computer games six hours a day, which is very …………… . (relaxing / relaxed)

What do your results mean?

Mostly a: You don’t care about the world and rind many things boring.

Mostly b: You care about the world around you.

Mostly c: You don’t know much about the world around you.

D. Imagine you are in these situations. In your notebook, write what you feel using –ing and –ed adjectives.

1   You are riding an elephant.

      It’s exciting but I’m a bit scared!

2   You see a snake in your garden.

3   It snows in July.

4   Julia Roberts phones you.

5   You come first in the English test.

6   You hear a strange noise in the middle of the night.

7   A police officer stops you in the street.

8   You are waiting for your best friend. He / She is late.

E. Circle the correct option.

1   I’m not …………. about the future. I’m sure everything’s going to be fine.

      a worried     b pleasing     c pleased

2   She’s so …………. when she talks about politics all the time. She thinks it’s really interesting, but it isn’t.

      a exciting     b boring     c bored

3   People today are …………. of giving their real opinions.

      a depressing     b annoyed     c frightened

4   I think all those numbers are very …………. – I don’t understand them at all.

      a confusing     b shocked     c confused

5   The results from the questionnaire weren’t …………. .

      a surprising     b tiring     c surprised