-ed and -ing Adjectives: People, Things, and Situations

Choose the adjective that matches the meaning. Remember: people can be -ing when they cause a feeling in others.

1. The tour guide at the museum was very _____. We learned a lot. (interested / interesting)

2. My little brother can be _____ at dinner when he asks the same question again and again. (annoyed / annoying)

3. The tourists were _____ in the old castle near the mountain. (interested / interesting)

4. The new school timetable is _____ because room numbers keep changing. (confused / confusing)

5. I was _____ when the alarm rang early this morning. (annoyed / annoying)

6. Several university students were _____ after the fast explanation. (confused / confusing)

7. The journalist speaker was _____. Half the audience fell asleep. (bored / boring)

8. The mountain road through the forest was _____ in the dark. (frightened / frightening)

9. The audience looked _____ during the speech. (bored / boring)

10. We were _____ when the lights suddenly went out. (frightened / frightening)

11. The manager's job interview was _____ because the questions were very difficult. (frightened / frightening)

12. I felt _____ before the job interview. (frightened / frightening)

13. The magician's trick was _____. No one expected it. (surprised / surprising)

14. The hospital online form was _____ because it had too many unclear questions. (confused / confusing)

15. The children were _____ when the magician disappeared. (surprised / surprising)

16. The customer was _____ by the online form. (confused / confusing)

17. The football coach gave an _____ talk before the final. (encouraged / encouraging)

18. The players felt _____ after the coach's talk. (encouraged / encouraging)

19. The long plane delay was _____ for everyone at the airport. (frustrated / frustrating)

20. Everyone was _____ by the long delay. (frustrated / frustrating)