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KEY ADJECTIVES IN ENGLISH ( ED X ING )

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

My job can be __________________ sometimes.

a)

tired

b)

tiring

2.

Being __________________ in your work is key to a successful career.

a)

engaged

b)

engaging

3.

Flying can be quite _____________________.

a)

scared

b)

scaring

4.

Joe is a very ________________ person.

a)

interested

b)

interesting

5.

Keeping a well balanced-diet is very ______________to people´s health.

a)

benefitial

b)

benefited

6.

I didn´t like the movie. I thought it was kind of _____________.

a)

disappointed

b)

disappointing

7.

Sue has been doing too much overtime. She looks_____________.

a)

exhausted

b)

exhausting

8.

Working the night shift can be very _____________.

a)

drained

b)

draining

9.

You must be __________________about your vacation.

a)

excited

b)

exciting

10.

The global health crisis we´ve been facing over the last months is rather _____________________.

a)

depressed

b)

depressing

11.

I find working remotely quite ____________________.

a)

overwhelmed

b)

overwhelming

12.

I really don´t like speaking in public. I always feel _____________________.

a)

embarrassed

b)

embarrassing

13.

I feel ________________by people smoking around me.

a)

annoying

b)

annoyed

14.

I´m into comedies because they are so _________________.

a)

amusing

b)

amused

15.

I enjoy reading biographies. People´s lives and experiences are usually very ________________________.

a)

inspired

b)

inspiring

16.

Many people are ________________by some Asian eating habits.

a)

disgusted

b)

disgusting

17.

Our current political and economical scenario is certainly ______________.

a)

worried

b)

worrying

18.

The last quarter results were quite _______________________.

a)

surprising

b)

surprised

19.

In the face of the corona virus many people get _______________.

a)

terrifying

b)

terrified

20.

Did you understand the exercise ? I thought it was a little ______________.

a)

confusing

b)

confused

21.

Are you ______________________? You look really down in the dumps.

a)

boring

b)

bored

22.

Have you heard about the terrorist attack in London? It´s _________________.

a)

shocked

b)

shocking

23.

How do you manage to be so _______________given the circusntances?

a)

relaxing

b)

relaxed

24.

Jane is a fast learner. I was ________________by her progress.

a)

astonished

b)

astonishing

25.

His behavior has been kind of ___________in the recent years.

a)

puzzled

b)

puzzling

26.

This is a big challenge, but there´s no need to be ____________.

a)

frightening

b)

frightened

27.

Some of his comments were a bit ___________________.

a)

insulted

b)

insulting

28.

Employees should be ___________________ as much as possible in order to learn new skills.

a)

challenged

b)

challenging

29.

That´s a really a _________________ story !

a)

fascinated

b)

fascinating

30.

Why don´t we go to the mall together to get you a birthday present? This way, I can get you something ______________.

a)

pleased

b)

pleasing

31.

Honestly, I´m _____________________.

a)

relieving

b)

relieved

32.

You´re right! That´s an __________________situation.

a)

upsetting

b)

upset

33.

The news from our headquarter was quite ___________________.

a)

discouraged

b)

discouraging

34.

I was so _____________________ with the CEO´s announcement.

a)

frustrated

b)

frustrating

35.

I believe the customer´s response was resonably _______________.

a)

satisfying

b)

satisfied

36.

Don´t worry ! The director will be quite ____________ with our presentation.

a)

pleasing

b)

pleased

37.

I thought his arguments were very _________________.

a)

convincing

b)

convinced

38.

Many people feel _________________when working under pressure.

a)

threatening

b)

threatened

39.

Are you __________________in reading?

a)

interesting

b)

interested

40.

I have to admit his offer was very___________________.

a)

tempted

b)

tempting