Adjectives with –ed and -ing Sarah Morris Adjectives with –ed and -ing
Examples Bored vs. Boring Interested vs. Interesting Confused vs. Confusing Examples
2 adjective patterns Be + Adjective Adjective + Noun The book is interesting Interesting describes the noun (book). Adjective + Noun This is an interesting book. 2 adjective patterns
Feelings -ed/-ing adjectives are used to describe feelings Interesting/interested Boring/bored Excited/exciting Tired/tiring Etc. Feelings
-ing Adjectives: Be + Adjective Use the –ing ending when the noun is the reason or cause of the feeling adjective. They show why a person feels a certain way Usually used with nouns that are things. The movie is boring Movie is the reason/cause of my feeling of boredom. My life is exciting. Life is the reason/cause of my feeling of excitement -ing Adjectives: Be + Adjective
-ing Adjectives: Adjective + Noun This is a boring movie. Movie is the reason/cause of my boredom. I have an exciting life. Life is the reason/cause of my feeling of excitement. -ing Adjectives: Adjective + Noun
-ed Adjectives: Be + Adjective Use –ed to show the result or effect Describe how a person is feeling Usually used with nouns that are people She is bored. Bored describes how she is feeling. My friend is excited to visit Europe. Excited describes how my friend is feeling. -ed Adjectives: Be + Adjective
-ed Adjectives: Adjective + Noun Not often used with –ed adjectives A bored girl fell asleep on the bus. Bored describes how the girl is feeling. My excited friend can’t wait to go on vacation. Excited describes how my friend is feeling. -ed Adjectives: Adjective + Noun
Cause and Effect This is a boring movie. I am bored. The movie causes my feeling; the effect is that I feel bored. I have an exciting life. I am excited. My life is the reason for my feeling; the result is that I feel excited. Cause and Effect
You can use –ing with a person if the person is the cause of the feeling. The teacher is confusing. The students are confused. The teacher causes the confusion, so the effect is that the students feel confused. The artist is interesting. We are interested in him. The artist is the reason for our interest. We are interested in him and his art as a result. Exceptions
Practice! I am not interested in the movie. I am bored. I am boring. Going to Universal for Halloween is _____ Excited Exciting http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/ed-and-ing-adjectives-describing-feelings-and-things/ Practice!
Colors of Autumn There is a writing contest in the ELP! The topic for this year is: the colors of autumn/fall You will all write for one hour about the topic, and 2-3 from each class will be chosen for the competition. You have 3 choices for your paper: Colors of Autumn
Choice #1 Look at one of these pictures and describe it. How it looks How it makes you feel What you think of when you see it Choice #1
Fall and its weather is different in different parts of the world– compare the fall weather in Jacksonville to the fall weather in a different part of the world. Choice #2
Write a story You are walking through the woods during fall on a quiet morning with your best friend when a rabbit suddenly hops next to you and starts shouting at you! What is it saying? Are you in danger? What will you do? What will you discover? What will happen to you? Choice #3