Adjectives with -ed/-ing

What’s the difference between excited and exciting? Interested and interesting?

In English, adjectives with -ed describe your feelings and adjectives with -ing describe the thing that causes your feeling.

For example:

I was so excited when I was watching the movie! – Use “excited” because it is your feeling.

The movie was so exciting! – Use “exciting” because the movie causes your feeling.

Exercises:

Check your answers at the bottom of the page.

1. Relaxing or relaxed?
2. Exhausting or exhausted?
3. Frightening or frightened?
4. Exciting or excited?
5.  Boring or bored?

Answers:

1. Relaxed
2. Exhausted
3. Frightening
4. Exciting
5. Bored