Participial Adjectives (-ed/-ing) Exercises PDFSet 2: Tricky Participial Adjectives: People, Things & Extended Pairs
20 questions·12 min·Answers included·Explanations included
Preview: Questions
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
1.The documentary about climate change was really ___.
a) depressingb) depressedc) depressd) depression
2.She was ___ when she tripped and fell in front of everyone.
a) embarrassmentb) embarrassedc) embarrassingd) embarrass
3.The marathon was ___. I could barely walk afterwards.
a) exhaustb) exhaustedc) exhaustingd) exhaustion
4.He is a very ___ speaker. Everyone enjoys his presentations.
a) entertainb) entertainmentc) entertainedd) entertaining
5.We were ___ by the ancient ruins in Rome.
a) fascinatedb) fascinatingc) fascinated) fascination
... and 15 more questions in the PDF
Preview: Answers
1.depressing
2.embarrassed
3.exhausting
4.entertaining
5.fascinated
... and 15 more answers in the PDF
Preview: Explanations
1."depressing"(a)
'Depressing' is the -ing adjective describing the documentary — it CAUSES a feeling of sadness or depression in the viewer. 'Depressed' would describe how a person feels.
2."embarrassed"(b)
'Embarrassed' is the -ed adjective describing how she FELT — she experienced embarrassment. 'Embarrassing' would describe the situation that caused the feeling.
3."exhausting"(c)
'Exhausting' is the -ing adjective describing the marathon — it CAUSED exhaustion. The marathon is the source of the tiredness. 'Exhausted' describes how the runner felt.
4."entertaining"(d)
When we use -ing adjectives with PEOPLE, it means that person CAUSES the feeling in others. 'An entertaining speaker' = a speaker who causes entertainment/enjoyment. This is different from 'an entertained speaker', which would mean the speaker himself feels entertained.
5."fascinated"(a)
'Fascinated' is the -ed adjective describing how 'we' FELT — we experienced fascination. 'Fascinating' would describe the ruins (the cause of the feeling).
... and 15 more explanations in the PDF
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