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adjectives ending in -ed and -ing
Adjectives ending in -ed and -ing
Related language points
adjectives - generalcomparative and superlative adjectives
adjective structures
order of adjectives
gradable and ungradable adjectives
comparison with as...as
Participial adjectives ending in ed / ing
Some adjectives that end in -ed and -ing are examples of participle (or participial) adjectives. They are formed from the past participles and present participles of verbs. interested / interesting (verb: to interest)
surprised / surprising (verb: ...Read more
Adjectives ending -ed / -ing - multiple-choice discussion questions
B1-B2
20 mins
groups: 3-4
Adjectives ending in -ed and -ing II
Ten-question multiple-choice exercise on adjectives ending in -ed and -ing (participle adjectives).
Ten-question multiple-choice exercise on adjectives ending in -ed and -ing (participle adjectives).
Material from other sources
Unit 2 Relax Page 20
Ss listen to extract from soundtrack and say what kind of film.
Ss listen to extract from soundtrack and say what kind of film.
Unit 4 Adrenalin Page 34
(1) Match gradable / absolute adjectives (2) Listen to and practice dialogues on the pattern: 'Were you scared? 'Scared? I was terrified!'
(1) Match gradable / absolute adjectives (2) Listen to and practice dialogues on the pattern: 'Were you scared? 'Scared? I was terrified!'
Developing Grammar in Context
37 -ed and -ing adjectives Pages 218 - 222
Progress check 1 - 5b Sentences in the hat Page 5
Sentence completion + mill drill. General personal topics. 7 / 12 use ed / ing adjectives.
Sentence completion + mill drill. General personal topics. 7 / 12 use ed / ing adjectives.
