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A2 Grammar

-ed and -ing adjectives

⏱️ 12 minutes

📋 How to use this lesson

For the Teacher:

Guide learners through the four quick rules in 12 minutes.

Check learner answers after each short practice station.

For the Student:

Read the four simple rules and study the examples first.

Answer each practice item and use the one-word hint for help.

Rule 1: Feelings and What Causes Them

A word that ends in ed tells how a person feels.

The same word with ing tells what or who makes that feeling.

So we say: I am bored, but The film is boring.

Park Example 1

"Dad was tired after the long day at the park."

Park Example 2

"The rollercoaster was so exciting that we began to scream."

Rule 2: Putting the Word Before a Noun

Both kinds of words can come before a noun.

Put an ing word before the thing that makes the feeling, and an ed word before the person who has the feeling.

So we say: an exciting parade and an excited child.

Park Example 1

"It was an amazing show, and the surprised girl clapped."

Park Example 2

"We saw an entertaining puppet and a thrilled child at the splash pool."

Rule 3: When a Person Has an -ing Word

A person can have an ing word too, when he or she makes other people feel something.

He is boring means he makes us feel bored.

He is bored means he feels bored himself.

Park Example 1

"Our guide in the maze was really interesting."

Park Example 2

"The funny mascot was amusing so nobody felt bored."

Rule 4: Words Ending in "e" (Spelling)

When a word ends in e, add only d for ed, and drop the e for ing.

So we say bored and boring.

We never write boreed or boreing.

Park Example 1

"The prize was amazing, and the winner was amazed."

Park Example 2

"The quick spin was confusing, and the tired boy felt confused."

Practice Time

12 Practice Questions

Work through four fun stations. Read the one-word hint in brackets if you need help!

Station 1: Choose the correct sentence

Question 1 (makes)

Which sentence is correct?

____ The giant mascot was exciting for the young children. ____ The giant mascot was excited for the young children. ____ The giant mascot was exciteing for the young children.

Question 2 (feeling)

Which sentence is correct?

____ The loud scream from the rollercoaster left me terrifying. ____ The loud scream from the rollercoaster left me terrified. ____ The loud scream from the rollercoaster left me terrifyed.

Question 3 (cause)

Which sentence is correct?

____ That old game in the arcade was really bored. ____ That old game in the arcade was really boring. ____ That old game in the arcade was really boreing.

Station 2: Rewrite the sentence (Say what the thing is like)

Question 4 (thing)

Start with the thing:

"I am bored by this slow carousel."

This slow carousel is ____ .

Question 5 (cause)

Start with the thing:

"We were amazed by the giant maze."

The giant maze was ____ .

Question 6 (makes)

Start with the thing:

"The children are excited by the colorful parade."

The colorful parade is ____ .

Station 3: Fill the gaps

Question 7 (feeling)

Complete the sentence with the correct form of tire:

The fast spin ride was fun but after five minutes I felt completely ____ .

Question 8 (cause)

Complete the sentence with the correct form of frighten:

The wooden puppet show was ____ and made the baby scream.

Question 9 (person)

Complete the sentence with the correct form of amuse:

The actor at the splash pool was very ____ to watch.

Station 4: Correct the error in a text message

💬 Message from Leo:

"Hi Sam! We had a crazy day at the park.

1. The water splash ride was so excited!

2. I was tiring after walking all afternoon.

3. But the prize tickets from the arcade were amazeing!"

Question 10 (ride)

Fix the wrong word in line 1: "The water splash ride was so excited!"

Write the correct word: ____

Question 11 (feeling)

Fix the wrong word in line 2: "I was tiring after walking all afternoon."

Write the correct word: ____

Question 12 (spelling)

Fix the spelling mistake in line 3: "The prize tickets from the arcade were amazeing!"

Write the correct spelling: ____

ed and -ing adjectives

-ed and -ing adjectives

📋 How to use this lesson

Rule 1: Feelings and What Causes Them

Rule 2: Putting the Word Before a Noun

Rule 3: When a Person Has an -ing Word

Rule 4: Words Ending in "e" (Spelling)

12 Practice Questions

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