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Word formation (-ing/-ed participles)
10.6.3 Read the theory, then choose the
correct adjectives.
• We use -ing adjectives to describe what sb/sth is
like. He's an interesting person. (What is he like?)
• We use -ed adjectives to describe feelings.
He feels frightened. (How does he feel?).
1 Jarkin gets easily annoyed/annoying.
2 He's confused/confusing about her behaviour.
3 She's an amused/amusing person.
4 Roza is very interesting/interested in Maths.
5 The news is shocking/shocked!
6 He's such a boring/bored person.