-Ed/-ing adjectives: Adjectives from verbs – English Grammar Test for B1
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2 The lecture was very interesting, so the students paid attention. (→ The students …)
3 The news shocked everyone. (→ Everyone was …)
4 The journey tired us. (→ We were …)
5 The story was amazing. (→ We were … by the story.)
6 His behaviour annoyed her. (→ She was … by his behaviour.)
7 The results disappointed the teacher. (→ The teacher was … with the results.)
8 The instructions confused me. (→ I was … by the instructions.)
9 The performance excited the children. (→ The children were …)
10 The book was so boring that I stopped reading it. (→ I was so … that I stopped reading.)
11 The holiday relaxed us. (→ We felt … after the holiday.)
12 The ghost story frightened the little boy. (→ The boy was … by the ghost story.)
13 The weather depressed everybody. (→ Everybody was … because of the weather.)
14 The teacher’s joke amused the students. (→ The students were …)
15 The film was very confusing. (→ I was … while watching the film.)
16 The lesson interested the class. (→ The class was … in the lesson.)
17 The surprise party delighted her. (→ She was … with the party.)
18 The football match excited the fans. (→ The fans were …)
19 The sad ending disappointed us. (→ We were … by the sad ending.)
20 The long trip exhausted the travelers. (→ The travelers were … after the trip.)
21 The situation embarrassed him. (→ He was … in that situation.)
22 The teacher encouraged the students. (→ The students were … by the teacher.)
23 The boring meeting made the employees sleepy. (→ The employees were … at the meeting.)
24 The singer’s voice amazed the audience. (→ The audience was … by her voice.)
25 The results surprised us all. (→ We were all … at the results.)
26 The instructions were confusing. (→ Many students were … about the instructions.)
27 The competition challenged the players. (→ The players were … by the competition.)
28 The roller-coaster ride thrilled me. (→ I was … by the ride.)
29 The relaxing music calmed everyone down. (→ Everyone felt … with the music.)
30 The difficult exam frustrated many students. (→ Many students were … with the exam.)
Answer
1 I was bored by the film. – boring → bored (feeling).
2 The students were interested in the lecture. – lecture causes interest.
3 Everyone was shocked by the news. – shocking → shocked.
4 We were tired after the journey. – journey is tiring → people feel tired.
5 We were amazed by the story. – amazing → amazed.
6 She was annoyed by his behaviour. – annoying → annoyed.
7 The teacher was disappointed with the results. – disappointing → disappointed.
8 I was confused by the instructions. – confusing → confused.
9 The children were excited by the performance. – exciting → excited.
10 I was so bored that I stopped reading. – feeling bored.
11 We felt relaxed after the holiday. – relaxing → relaxed.
12 The boy was frightened by the ghost story. – frightening → frightened.
13 Everybody was depressed because of the weather. – depressing → depressed.
14 The students were amused by the joke. – amusing → amused.
15 I was confused while watching the film. – confusing → confused.
16 The class was interested in the lesson. – interesting → interested.
17 She was delighted with the party. – delighting → delighted.
18 The fans were excited by the match. – exciting → excited.
19 We were disappointed by the sad ending. – disappointing → disappointed.
20 The travelers were exhausted after the trip. – exhausting → exhausted.
21 He was embarrassed in that situation. – embarrassing → embarrassed.
22 The students were encouraged by the teacher. – encouraging → encouraged.
23 The employees were bored at the meeting. – boring meeting → bored employees.
24 The audience was amazed by her voice. – amazing → amazed.
25 We were all surprised at the results. – surprising → surprised.
26 Many students were confused about the instructions. – confusing → confused.
27 The players were challenged by the competition. – challenging → challenged.
28 I was thrilled by the ride. – thrilling → thrilled.
29 Everyone felt relaxed with the music. – relaxing → relaxed.
30 Many students were frustrated with the exam. – frustrating → frustrated.