-ed & -ing Adjectives: Practice Questions

My little sister loves the magic show. She thinks the magician's tricks are very __________.

I think the new science museum is very __________, so I am __________ in visiting it again next week.

We were all __________ by the __________ ending of the story.

The magic show was truly ______. The children watched with wide eyes.

I think the workshop at the 'Ice-cream Dream Factory' is really __________ because I am very __________ in making my own ice-cream.

The warm meal was very __________, and the hungry hikers felt __________ after eating it. (satisfy)

Complet e the fol lowing se ntences b y choosin g the cor rect adjec tive form from the brackets, then answe r the fol low-up qu estion.

a) The science experimen t was ver y __________ (exciting / ex cited) t o watch.
b) After t he long h ike, the students felt very __________ (tiring / tired).
c) The ma p was ver y __________ (confusing / conf used), so we got lost.

Part B: Look at senten ce (b). Re write it t o use the -ing form of the word 'tire' while keeping the meanin g the sam e. (Hint: Describe the hike i nstead of the stude nts).

Part C: Explain the gene ral rule f or using a djectives ending in -ed.

Read the descrip tion of a school tr ip and ans wer the q uestions.

"The vi sit to th e space c entre was (i) __________ (interest). We sa w many (ii) __________ (amaze) rocket s. By the end of the day, all the stu dents wer e (iii) __________ (exhaust) bu t very (iv) __________ (satisfy) wit h what th ey had le arnt."

Part A: Write the correct -ed or -ing form of the words in the b rackets to complete the passa ge.

Part B: Choos e one -ing ad jective a nd one -ed adje ctive from your ans wers in Pa rt A. Exp lain why e ach form is used b y referri ng to whe ther it de scribes a feeling or a caus e.