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  Multiple Choice
Boring or Bored?
Focus Grammar
Description Let's practise the difference between BORING and BORED and other similar adjectives.
Instructions Choose the option that best completes the sentence.
 
We went to visit some friends in Phnom Penh and we had a very __________day
A- amusing
B- amused
I fell down in front of all those people. It was so __________?
A- embarrassing
B- embarrassed
That castle at night looks really __________, I don't want to go there again.
A- frightening
B- frightened
I love surprise parties, they're so __________!
A- exciting
B- excited
I don't like Dickens very much. I find his stories too __________ sometimes.
A- depressing
B- depressed
I can't work any more, I'm too __________, I'm going to bed.
A- tiring
B- tired
Nobody wants to go out with Jack because he is so __________
A- boring
B- bored
John is __________ because Windy broke up with him
A- depressing
B- depressed
She told me everything that Bill did yesterday, and I was __________!
A- shocking
B- shocked
Science has made some __________ discoveries in the first half of the 20th century
A- astonishing
B- astonished
When I entered my house and saw everything destroyed, I was __________.
A- horrifying
B- horrified
She's always __________ in strange things, she's so weird!
A- interesting
B- interested
I thought it would be a great concert, but I found it a bit __________.
A- disappointing
B- disappointed
You painted this? Wow, that's __________!
A- amazing
B- amazed
Ough! Why did you do that? It's so __________!
A- disgusting
B- disgusted
Why are you so __________? They're only children, just relax.
A- annoying
B- annoyed
When he pointed at the waitress with the gun, she was __________.
A- terrifying
B- terrified
I don't understand the instructions, they are so __________. Are you sure this is English?
A- confusing
B- confused
I don't like marathons, that's too __________ for me
A- exhausting
B- exhausted
Sorry, I don't know what to do, I'm totally __________. Can you explain that again?
A- confusing
B- confused
The film was very __________, and a bit scary too
A- interesting
B- interested
But you can't break a promise, I feel so __________.
A- disappointing
B- disappointed
When I saw her wearing that dress, I was __________.
A- fascinating
B- fascinated
Will you please stop that noise? Oh my God, it's so __________ !
A- annoying
B- annoyed
This book is too __________, I can't read any more.
A- boring
B- bored
Where were you? I was so __________! Thank God you're here.
A- worrying
B- worried
Cutting every bit manually is too __________, it can take us all day!
A- tiring
B- tired
The news were __________
A- shocking
B- shocked
I've been walking for 5 miles! I'm __________.
A- exhausting
B- exhausted
Sorry I broke it. I'm so __________.
A- embarrassing
B- embarrassed
Total number of items: 30
This is an activity from Multimedia-English www.multimedia-english.com
 

Many students get very confused about the difference between -ing and -ed adjectvies: interesting / interested...

Adjectives ending in -ED have a passive meaning (receive the action)
- A painted door = a door that has been painted
- A destroyed city = a city that has been destroyed
 
Adjectives ending in -ING have an active meaning (do the action)
- The sleeping boy =the boy that is sleeping
- Falling leaves =leaves that are falling

To remember this difference easily, just memorize this example:

A boring film makes me bored     /ə bɔ:rɪŋ fɪlm meɪks mi: bɔ:d/ 

When talking about people, remember that -ED adjectives describe the way you feel:

I'm confused, I'm excited, I'm bored, I'm terrified, I'm worried, I'm fascinated, I'm tired...

Comparing:

Politicians are very confusing, I'm always confused when I hear them.
I feel very tired, today I had a very tiring day
That book was depressing, now I feel a bit depressed
That's an astonishing painting! I'm totally astonished

Her eyes are amazing
That story was fascinating
This job is exhausting
I hate the dark, I'm frightened
I'm excited about our next trip to Viena
I need some rest, I'm totally exhausted