Adjectives ending in '-ed' and '-ing'

Do you know the difference between bored and boring? Test what you know with interactive exercises and read the explanation to help you.

您知道 bored 和 bored 的区别吗？通过互动练习测试您所知道的知识，并阅读解释以帮助您。

看这些例子，了解以 -ed 和 -ing 结尾的形容词 是如何使用的。

I was really bored in that presentation. That was a really boring presentation.

尝试这个练习来测试你的语法。

Grammar test 1

• You look really ___. Why don't you go to bed? tired tiring

• Can I call you? I've got some very ___ news for you! excited exciting

• My neighbour is always playing loud music. It's very ___. annoyed annoying

• The directions were ___ and we got lost. confused confusing

• I was really ___ that I won the competition. surprised surprising

• She didn't call about the car. I don't think she's ___ in buying it. interested interesting

• My cats get really ___ when there's a thunderstorm. frightened frightening

• His exam results were really ___. disappointed disappointing

Feedback

Total score is 7 out of 8 (88%)

• You look really ___. Why don't you go to bed? tired tiring

• Can I call you? I've got some very ___ news for you! excited exciting

• My neighbour is always playing loud music. It's very ___. annoyed annoying

• The directions were ___ and we got lost. confused confusing

• I was really ___ that I won the competition. surprised surprising

• She didn't call about the car. I don't think she's ___ in buying it. interested interesting

• My cats get really ___ when there's a thunderstorm. frightened frightening

• His exam results were really ___. disappointed disappointing

阅读解释以了解更多信息。

★语法解释

以-ed结尾的形容词（例如bored、interested ）和以-ing结尾的形容词 （例如bored、interesting）经常被混淆。

-ed形容词

以-ed结尾的形容词 通常描述情绪——它们告诉我们人们的感受。

I was so bored in that lesson, I almost fell asleep. He was surprised to see Helen after all those years. She was really tired and went to bed early.

-ing形容词

以-ing结尾的形容词 通常描述引起这种情绪的事物——无聊的课程让你感到无聊。

Have you seen that film? It's really frightening. I could listen to her for hours. She's so interesting. I can't sleep! That noise is really annoying!

这里有一些既可以有-ed形式又可以有-ing形式的形容词。

annoyed	annoying
bored	boring
confused	confusing
disappointed	disappointing
excited	exciting
frightened	frightening
interested	interesting
surprised	surprising
tired	tiring
worried	worrying

做这个练习来再次测试你的语法。

Grammar test 2

• She's a big dog but you don't need to be ___. frightened frightening

• The instructions for my new coffee machine are really ___. confused confusing

• I loved my maths teacher! Lessons with her were never ___. bored boring

• That shop never has any customers. I'm ___ it's still there. surprised surprising

• The battery on my phone only lasts about two hours. It's really ___. annoyed annoying

• I was ___ that I didn't get the job. disappointed disappointing

• I'm reading a really ___ book. interested interesting

• The children were so ___ they couldn't sleep. excited exciting

Feedback

Total score is 7 out of 8 (88%)

I loved my maths teacher! Lessons with her were never ___. bored boring