Adjective Usage Quiz

The documentary was so __. I learned a lot!

• fascinated

• fascinating

She looked __ when everyone sang happy birthday to her.

• embarrassed

• embarrassing

That joke was really __! I couldn’t stop laughing.

• amused

• boring

• confused

• annoyed

Which adjective ending is used to describe how someone feels?

• -ing

• -ed

Which of the following sentences uses an -ed adjective correctly?

• I am interested in science.

• The story was interesting.

• The book is interesting.

• The lesson is interesting.

The difference between -ed and -ing adjectives is that:

• -ed describes feelings

• -ing describes causes

Which word best completes the sentence: "The magician's tricks were __."

• amazed

• amazing

He was so __ when the bus didn’t arrive on time.

• annoyed

• annoying

I'm __ by how fast he learned Spanish!

• surprised

• surprising

Which word best completes the sentence: "The book causes the feeling, so use ___"?

• interested

• interesting