Adjectives ending in -ed or -ing

Adjectives

ending in -ed/-ing

Aan het einde van de les:

ken je het verschil in betekenis als bijvoeglijke naamwoorden (adjectives) eindigen op -ed of -ing en kun je ze op de juiste manier gebruiken

Aantekening:

Bijvoeglijke naamwoorden die eindigen op -ing

beschrijven hoe mensen, plaatsen of dingen zijn.

examples:

The holiday was exciting.

He is an boring person.

Rome is an interesting city.

Aantekening:

Bijvoeglijke naamwoorden die eindigen op -ed

beschrijven hoe iemand zich voelt

examples:

I am interested in history.

His parents were disappointed in him.

This wet weather is so ....

1. depressed
2. depressing

My new job is very ....

1. tired
2. tiring

I'm ..... . I don't know what to do.

1. confused
2. confusing

I'm not very .... in sports.

1. interested
2. interesting

I'm .... of spiders.

1. frightened
2. frightening

This is great! This holiday is very ....

1. relaxed
2. relaxing

I'm getting .... with this book. Nothing ever happens.

1. bored
2. boring

These instructions are very ....
Can you help me?

1. confused
2. confusing

I'm ..... that she would do something so dangerous!

1. shocked
2. shocking

I was not .... that I had to wait for so long.

1. amused
2. amusing

It was very .... that I wasn't selected for the basketball team.

1. disappointed
2. disappointing

The news was quite ...

1. puzzled
2. puzzling

We are very ... about the tennis tournament tomorrow.

1. excited
2. exciting

What have you learnt?

Het verschil in betekenis als bijvoeglijke naamwoorden eindigen op -ed of -ing

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