1. Adjectives with –ed and -ing
Sarah Morris
Adjectives with –ed and -ing

2. Examples Bored vs. Boring Interested vs. Interesting
Confused vs. Confusing
Examples

3. 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

4. Feelings -ed/-ing adjectives are used to describe feelings
Interesting/interested
Boring/bored
Excited/exciting
Tired/tiring
Etc.
Feelings

5. -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

6. -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

7. -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

8. -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

9. 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

10. 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

11. Practice! I am not interested in the movie.
I am bored.
I am boring.
Going to Universal for Halloween is _____
Excited
Exciting
Practice!

12. 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

13. 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

14.  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

15. 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