Participial Adjectives (-ed/-ing) Exercises PDFSet 3: Advanced Participial Adjectives: Collocations & Mixed Practice
20 questions·15 min·Answers included·Explanations included
Preview: Questions
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
1.She is very ___ in Japanese culture and wants to visit Tokyo.
a) interestedb) interestingc) interestd) interestingly
2.The children were ___ about going to Disneyland.
a) excitingb) excitedc) excited) excitement
3.This novel is more ___ than the one I read last month.
a) interestb) interestedc) interestingd) interestingly
4.The new student is very ___. He stares at people and never smiles.
a) disturbedb) disturbingc) disturbanced) disturb
5.I'm getting ___ with this slow internet connection.
a) frustrationb) frustratec) frustratedd) frustrating
... and 15 more questions in the PDF
Preview: Answers
1.interested
2.excited
3.interesting
4.disturbing
5.frustrated
... and 15 more answers in the PDF
Preview: Explanations
1."interested"(a)
'Interested in' is a common collocation. The -ed adjective describes how she FEELS — she experiences interest. 'Interesting' would describe the culture itself, not the person.
2."excited"(b)
'Excited about' is a common collocation. The -ed adjective describes how the children FEEL. 'Exciting' would describe Disneyland (the cause), not the children.
3."interesting"(c)
'More interesting' is the comparative form of the -ing adjective. The novel CAUSES interest, so we use the -ing form. We cannot say 'more interested' to describe a book because books cannot feel interest.
4."disturbing"(b)
'Disturbing' is the -ing adjective here because the student CAUSES a feeling of unease in others through his behaviour. Even though the subject is a person, we use -ing when that person is the source of the uncomfortable feeling, not the one experiencing it.
5."frustrated"(c)
'Frustrated with' is a common collocation. The -ed adjective describes how 'I' FEEL. 'Getting frustrated' means becoming more and more frustrated. 'Frustrating' would describe the internet connection (the cause).
... and 15 more explanations in the PDF
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