adjectives -ed or -ing

It is common to confuse adjectives such as bored/boring, excited/exciting.

If we look at the example: excited/ing

excited is an adjective that describes when someone feels happy and enthusiastic about something.

For example: She was so excited that she couldn't sleep.

exciting is an adjective that means something is making you excited.

For example: The football match was so exciting that she couldn't wait to tell everyone about it.



Here is a list of adjectives with Czech translations

Verb Adjectives

bore nudit	bored znuděný	boring nudný
shock šokovat	shocked šokovaný	shocking šokující
surprise překvapit	surprised překvapený	surprising překvapivý
interest zajímat	interested mající zájem	interesting zajímavý
worry znepokojovat	worried znepokojený	worrying znepokojující
annoy rozčilovat	annoyed rozčilený	annoying rozčilující
irritate iritovat	irritated iritovaný	irritating iritující
embarrass uvádět do rozpaků	embarrassed v rozpacích	embarrassing rozpačitý, trapný
relax uvolnit	relaxed uvolněný	relaxing uklidňující
depress deprimovat/i>	depressed v depresi	depressing depresivní
excite vzrušovat	excited vzrušený, nadšený	exciting vzrušující
thrill uchvátit	thrilled uchvácený	thrilling napínavý
frighten děsit	frightened vyděšený	frightening děsivý
disappoint zklamat	disappointed zklamaný	disappointing zklamávající

TEST YOURSELF

1. What are we going to do tonight? I'm so -- bored (bored/boring) just sitting here watching TV. Let's go out and do something -- exciting (exciting/excited)
2. Did you watch that -- interesting (interesting/interested) documentary on TV last night?
3. John hates working in a bank, he isn't -- interested (interested/interesting) in banking at all.
4. The -- surprising (surprised/surprising) fact that almost 20% of Americans are obese is, in part, due to the fact that they eat too much junk food.
5. His abilities were so -- amazing (amazed/amazing) that people travelled from far away to hear him play.
6. I am very -- disappointed (disappointed/disappointing) that you came home so late.
7. I was very -- depressed (depressed/depressing) in 2006, when England didn't win the World Cup.
8. Do you find that so -- surprising (surprised/surprising)?
9. I'd really hate to seem him lose his job because of his -- shocking (shocked/shocking) lack of preparation.
10. One of his favorite colours is -- shocking (shocked/shocking) pink.