Participles as adjectives. Exercises

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PARTICIPLES AS ADJECTIVES 

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Student
 

Exercise 1. Complete the sentences with the correct participle

1. The book was so___________ that I couldn’t put down.

a. exciting

b. excited

2. She has really learnt English very fast. She has made ____________ progress.

a. astonishing

b. astonished

3. I thought the interview went well, so I was very ____________ not to get the job.

a. disappointing

b. disappointed

4. I was so hurt when he said that I was ....

a. boring

b. bored

5. Many people think swimming is very energetic, but I find it very __________.

a. relaxing

b. relaxed

6. Bob is very good at telling funny stories. He can be very ______________ .

a. amusing

b. amused

7. Failing my driving test was one of the most ___________ experiences of my life.

a. disappointing

b. disappointed

8. After watching this documentary film, we all felt a bit ___________.

a. depressing

b. depressed

9. I didn’t expect that studying History'could be so_______ .

a. fascinating

b. fascinated

10. We were ___________ when we heard the news.

a. shocking

b. shocked

11. The children were really___________ about opening their presents.

a. exciting

b. excited

12. I wanted to just sit in front of the TV all my evening. My working day had been really __________________ .

a. tiring

b. tired

13. I didn’t want to tell my sister that I’d borrowed her car, as I knew she would be ____________ . 

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Students
 

a. annoying

b. annoyed

14. When I heard the news, I didn’t know what to say because the news was ______.

a. shocking

b. shocked

15. I didn’t find the situation funny. I was not .

a. amusing

b. amused

Exercise 2. Make the correct word (-ing/-ed) from the verb at the end of each sentence.

1. It was a very __________ football match, (excite)

2. The children were very ________ on Christmas day. (excite)

3. We felt very ____________ on our holiday in France, (relax)

4. It was a wonderfully _________ holiday on board of this cruise ship. (relax)

5. A shopkeeper likes to have _________ customers. (satisfy)

6. She was a nurse and found it a very _______ job. (satisfy)

7. It was a very ________ film. I nearly fell asleep. (bore)

8. The book was very badly written. Soon I got _______ with it. (bore).

9. After the explosion, the _________ children were taken to a safe place.(frighten).

10. A _________ noise woke me up in the middle of the night, (frighten).

11. He has ______ habit of not looking at you when he’s talking to you. (annoy)

12. We’ve had lots of complaints from ______ customers about our bad service. (annoy)

13. The teacher was _________ because all the students were late. (disappoint)

14. Don’t worry, it’s not a __________ event for her. (disappoint)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Answers

Exercise 1. 1. a 2. a 3. b 4. a 5. a 6. a 7. a 8. b 9. a 10. b 11. b 12. a 13. b 14. a 15. b

Exercise 2. 1. exciting 2. excited 3. relaxed 4. relaxing 5. satisfied 6. satisfying 7. boring 8. bored 9. frightened 10. frightening 11. annoying 12. annoyed 13. disappointed 14. disappointing



 

 

 
 
 
 
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