ESL Speaking: ED and ING

Here is the homework for Rob’s English conversation class. The homework is making questions and answers with adjectives that end in ED and ING.

  • Wrong: I was boring in Rob’s English class.
  • Right: I was bored in Rob’s English class.

THE GRAMMAR RULES

  • The person who feels: ED.
  • The thing that gives the feeling: ING
  • Me – ED. Thing – IN.

HOMEWORK

Make questions and answers with these words. For example:

  • What do you think about the movie?
  • I was bored by the movie. OR The movie was boring.

1. Amaze
2. Annoy
3. Bore
4. Confuse
5. Disappoint
6. Embarrass
7. Excite
8. Frighten
9. Interest
10. Shock