Adjectives dengan -ed dan -ing

Adjectives dengan -ed dan -ing

Adjective yang berakhiran ed dan ing memiliki arti yang berbeda.

Adjectives dengan -ed

Apabila adjective dengan ed maka adjective tersebut menunjukan perasaan si subjek terhadap
sesuatu.

I am amazed by his song.

Pada contoh I am amazed by his song menunjukan bahwa subjek I merasa terpukau dengan
lagunya.

Adjectives dengan -ing

I am amazing.

Jika kalimatnya I am amazing berarti bahwa si subjek yang memukau.

Contoh lainnya adalah:

I am surprised = terkejut

I am surprising = mengejutkan

I am satisfied = saya puas

I am satisfying = sayalah yang memuaskan.

I am bored = saya merasa bosan

I am boring = si subjek itulah yang membosankan.

Contoh kata sifat dengan ed dan juga ing dan juga bentuk verb/kata kerjanya dan juga
noun/kata benda dari kata tersebut.
Amaze => amazed => amazing

Challenge => challenged => challenging

Excite => excited => exciting

Exhaust => exhausted => exhausting

Bore => Bored => Boring

Annoy => Annoyed => Annoying

Confuse => Confused => Confusing

Disappoint => Disappointed => Disappointing

Disturb => Disturbed => Disturbing

Frighten => Frightened => Frightening

'My holiday was relaxing. I felt really relaxed.'

Few, but common, adjectives end in either -ed or -ing:

worried/worrying, interested/interesting, excited/exciting

'-ed' adjectives
Adjectives that end in -ed are used to describe how people feel:
'He was surprised to find that he had been upgraded to first class.'
'I was confused by the findings of the report.'
'She felt tired after working hard all day.'

'-ing' adjectives
Adjectives that end in -ing are used to describe things and situations. Compare these example
sentences to the ones above:
'Being upgraded to first class is surprising.'
The findings of this report are confusing.'
'Working hard all day is tiring.'
example table:

-ed and -ing adjectives

tables
Feel '-ed' describe '-ing'
annoyed annoying
bored boring
confused confusing
depressed depressing
excited exciting
frustrated frustrating
frightened frightening
satisfied satisfying
shocked shocking

Extreme Adjectives Lesson

Confusing Words Lesson

Now complete the sentences below using the correct adjective:

Dogs often feel ___ during fieworks.

frightening
frightened

The metro can be ___ the first time you use it.

confused
confusing

Satoru was ___ to hear about the earthquake.

 shocked
shocking

I think that rainy days in winter are ___.

depressed
depressing

She's ___ of doing the same thing every day.

boring
bored

It was the most ___ I have been watching a film.

excited
exciting

The meals at Immigrant's Cafe are ___.

satisfied
satisfying