Understanding Adjectives Ending in -ed and -ing

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What do adjectives ending in -ed describe?

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They describe how someone feels (a person’s emotional state).

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What do adjectives ending in -ing describe?

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They describe the cause of a feeling or emotion.

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Which adjective would you use: "The class was very ___ (bore / boring)."?

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Boring – it describes what caused the feeling (the class).

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Which adjective would you use: "I feel so ___ (tire / tired) after the long run."?

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Tired – it describes how the person feels.

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Choose the correct adjective: "The movie was ___ (excite / exciting)."

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Exciting – it describes what caused the feeling (the movie).

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Choose the correct adjective: "They were ___ (confuse / confused) by the instructions."

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Confused – it describes how the people feel.

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Fill in the blanks: "The test was so ___ (exhaust / exhausting) that I felt completely ___ (exhaust / exhausted)."

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Exhausting (describes the test) and Exhausted (describes the person’s feeling).

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True or False: "-ing adjectives describe a person’s emotional state."

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False – -ing adjectives describe the cause of a feeling.