Using adjectives ending with ‘ed’ & ‘ing’ correctly?

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I’m __________. I don’t know what to do.

 Confused

 confuse

 confusing

Three hours ! That walk was ___________

 exhausted

 exhausting

 had exhaust

Carol is an ______ girl to speak with. She’s very intelligent.

 Will interest

 interesting

 has interested

The view from our suite is ________.

 amazed

 amazing

 will amaze

Listening to her complaining all the time is so ______.

 is tired

 tired

 tiring

You look very ______. Do you have some good news?

 excited

 excitement

 exciting

I am ________ and feel so low.

 disappointed

 was disappointed

 disappointment

The __________ little girl ran away from the dark room.

 frightened

 is frightening

 had frightened

The results of the test were _________.

 surprised

 surprising

 surprise

John was ___________ when he went para-sailing for the first time.

 terrifying

 did terrify

 terrified

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Adjectives are words that describe a noun. They tell you more about a noun.Often, people get confused with adjectives ending in ‘ed’ or ‘ing’ and are unable to figure out how to use it correctly.

Adjectives ending in ‘ed’ : are used to describe a person’s feelings.

Example 1 : Same is bored at home.  (bored is the adjectives as it describes Sam’s state of being bored)

Example 2 : I’m not interested in sports. (‘interested is an adjectives that describes the way I feel about sports)

Example 3 : My friend is annoyed. (annoyed is the adjective that describes my friend’s feeling)

 Adjectives ending in ‘ing’ : shows the effect which something has on a person or thing.

Example 1 : The movies was boring. (boring is the adjective that shows the effect of the movie on someone)

Example 2 : Watching soccer is so interesting. (interesting is the adjective )

Example 3 : I had an annoying day. (annoying is the adjective that shows the effect)