ED and ING Adjectives Exercises

1. What do adjectives with -ING typically describe?

The state or condition of something.
The feelings or emotions of someone.
Past actions.
Future events.

2. How is the adjective "running" formed from the verb "run"?

By adding -ED to the verb.
By adding -ING to the verb.
By changing the verb ending to -Y.
By adding -EN to the verb.

3. Which verb transformation is correct for forming an -ING adjective?

Dance → Danceding
Cry → Crying
Hit → Hiting
Play → Playied

4. Adjectives ending in -ED typically describe:

An ongoing action.
The state of an object.
Feelings or emotions.
The appearance of an object.

5. How is the adjective "frightened" formed from the verb "frighten"?

By adding -ING.
By adding -ED.
By changing the ending to -Y.
By adding -EN.

6. Which of the following is a correct transformation of a verb to an -ED adjective?

Play → Played
Fry → Fryied
Bake → Bakeded
Stop → Stoppeded

7. In the sentence "The lecture was boring," what does the adjective "boring" describe?

The person giving the lecture.
The content of the lecture.
The duration of the lecture.
The location of the lecture.

8. Which of the following sentences correctly uses both -ED and -ING adjectives?

The movie was excited and I felt exciting.
The roller coaster was terrified and I felt terrifying.
The competition was challenging and I felt challenged.
His speech was depressing and everyone felt depress.

9. What is the -ING form of the adjective derived from the verb "Excite"?

Excitement
Excited
Excitingly
Exciting

10. Which of the following is NOT a correct transformation of a verb to an -ED adjective?

Amaze → Amazed
Confuse → Confusion
Depress → Depressed
Frighten → Frightened