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Adjectives Ending In Ed And Ing Quiz (Level A2-B1) - Grammar Practice

⏱ Time: 07:30 📝 Questions: 15 📊 Level: A2, B1 📚 Type: Grammar ⭐ XP: up to +15 (on pass)

Work towards mastering Adjectives Ending In Ed And Ing with this focused set of 15 exercises. Designed for Level A2-B1 learners, the questions test recognition, application, and common pitfalls. Earn XP, track your score, and come back until you can get them all right.

⏱ You have 07:30 to answer 15 questions. The timer only starts when you click Begin.

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Question 1: The horror movie was really ___. I couldn't sleep after watching it.

Question 1 options
'Frightening' is correct because it describes the movie as the cause of fear. '-ing' adjectives describe what causes a feeling, not the person who feels it. 'Frightened' describes how a person feels. 'Frighten' is a verb, and 'frighteningly' is an adverb.
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Question 2: After running for two hours, the athletes felt completely ___.

Question 2 options
'Exhausted' is correct because it describes how the athletes feel after the tiring activity. '-ed' adjectives describe a person's emotional or physical state. 'Exhausting' describes the cause of tiredness. 'Exhaust' is a verb, and 'exhaustedly' is not a standard adjective.
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Question 3: '-ed' adjectives can be used to describe things as well as people.

Question 3 options
False because '-ed' adjectives describe how a person or animal feels as a result of something. Things cannot feel emotions, so we do not use '-ed' adjectives for inanimate objects. For example, we say 'a boring book,' not 'a bored book.'
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Question 4: Which sentence uses an '-ing' adjective correctly?

Question 4 options
'The documentary was fascinating' is correct because 'fascinating' is an '-ing' adjective describing the documentary as the cause of interest. '-ing' adjectives describe the source of a feeling, not how a person feels.
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Question 5: Arrange the words to make a correct sentence:

Question 5 options
  • excited
  • The children
  • about the school trip
  • were

Drag items or use arrows to arrange them in the correct order.

The correct order is 'The children were excited about the school trip' because 'excited' is an '-ed' adjective describing how the children feel, and it follows the linking verb 'were'.
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Question 6: Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Question 6 options
'The test results were surprising' is correct because 'surprising' is an '-ing' adjective describing the test results as the cause of surprise. Things like test results take '-ing' adjectives, not '-ed' adjectives. 'Surprised' would describe how a person feels.
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Question 7: A: 'How did you feel about the maths exam?' B: 'It was very ___. I didn't understand most of the questions.'

Question 7 options
'Confusing' is correct because the speaker is describing the exam as the cause of confusion. '-ing' adjectives describe what causes a feeling. 'Confused' would describe how the speaker felt, not how the exam was.
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Question 8: Which sentence correctly uses an '-ed' adjective rather than an '-ing' adjective?

Question 8 options
'She was bored during the long speech' is correct because 'bored' is an '-ed' adjective describing how she felt. The other options incorrectly use '-ing' adjectives to describe a person's feelings, which is a common error.
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Question 9: Put the words in the correct order:

Question 9 options
  • disappointed
  • He
  • with his exam results
  • was

Drag items or use arrows to arrange them in the correct order.

The correct order is 'He was disappointed with his exam results' because 'disappointed' is an '-ed' adjective describing how he feels, placed after the linking verb 'was'.
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Question 10: The story about the mountain climber was very ___. Everyone in the class wanted to hear more.

Question 10 options
'Inspiring' is correct because it describes the story as the source of inspiration for the listeners. '-ing' adjectives describe what causes a reaction in others. 'Inspired' would describe how the listeners felt, not the story itself.
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Question 11: Which statement about '-ing' and '-ed' adjectives is true?

Question 11 options
'-ing' adjectives describe the cause of a feeling and can be used for both people and things, while '-ed' adjectives describe how a person or animal feels. This is why we say 'an interesting book' but 'an interested reader.'
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Question 12: The news made everyone sad. Rewrite using an adjective: 'Everyone was ___ by the news.'

Question 12 options
'Saddened' is not one of the options, but 'shocked' fits a parallel structure. Here, 'The news was ___' → 'shocking'; 'Everyone was ___' → 'shocked'. 'Shocked' is the '-ed' adjective describing how everyone felt as a result of the news.
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Question 13: Match each sentence to the correct grammar label.

Question 13 options
The roller coaster was thrilling.
The children were thrilled.
The news report was disturbing.
She was disturbed by the noise.
'-ing' adjective describing a thing as the cause of excitement
'-ing' adjective describing the news as the cause of a reaction
'-ed' adjective describing how people feel
'-ed' adjective describing a person's emotional state

Select an item on the left, then tap its match on the right.

'-ing' adjectives describe the cause of a feeling (used for things and people). '-ed' adjectives describe how a person or animal feels as a result of something.
Q14 15

Question 14: '-ing' adjectives can be used to describe a person who causes a particular feeling in others.

Question 14 options
True because '-ing' adjectives describe the source of a feeling, and this source can be a person. For example, 'She is a charming woman' means she causes others to feel charmed. '-ing' adjectives are not limited to describing things.
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Question 15: Which sentence best expresses that the speaker personally felt the emotion, rather than describing what caused it?

Question 15 options
'I was really interested in the talk' is correct because 'interested' is an '-ed' adjective describing how the speaker felt. 'The talk was interesting' describes the talk as the cause of interest, which is about the source, not the speaker's personal feeling.