Adjectives with '-ing' and '-ed'
A lot of adjectives are made from verbs by adding -ing or -ed:
-ing adjectives
The commonest -ing adjectives are:
| amusing | frightening |
| annoying | tiring |
| boring | shocking |
| disappointing | surprising |
| exciting | worrying |
| interesting |
If you say something is interesting, you mean it interests you:
If you say something is terrifying, you mean it terrifies you:
-ed adjectives
The commonest -ed adjectives are:
| annoyed | excited |
| bored | frightened |
| closed | tired |
| delighted | worried |
| disappointed |
If something bores you, you can say you feel bored.
If something terrifies you, you can say you are terrified.