ESL BLUE(s) Quizzes: Adjectives ending in -ING and -ED

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A Good Job: interest-ing / interest-ed

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	Pierre:	Hi, Elisabeth. How's it going?
	Elisabeth:	Everything's fine. And how are things with you?
	Pierre:	Great. How's the rest of the family?
	Elisabeth:	Up and down. You know how it is. My brother Mark is quitting his job.
	Pierre:	How come? He has a good job. What's the problem?
	Elisabeth:	He says he's bored with his present job. He wants something more stimulating.
		Now continue with the exercise. Choose the correct adjective:
1.	Pierre:	Hey, my job's __________ too, but that's no reason to quit. It's not easy to find a new job.
		boring bored Hint Answer
		My job bores me. boring
2.	Elisabeth:	I think he's quitting for another reason. He didn't get the promotion he wanted and I think that he's really ________.
		disappointing disappointed Hint Answer
		disappointed
3.	Pierre:	That's probably the real reason. He works hard and his boss is very ________ with his work, so he deserves a promotion.
		satisfying satisfied Hint Answer
		The work he does satisfies his boss. satisfied
4.	Elisabeth:	Well I hope he changes his mind. It's difficult to find ________ work with a good salary.
		satisfying satisfied Hint Answer
		The work satisfies him. satisfying
5.	Pierre:	How about your sister Kate? I hear that she won a prize for her multimedia project. She must be ________.
		thrilling thrilled Hint Answer
		The prize thrilled her. thrilled
6.	Elisabeth:	I'm really happy for her. She worked so hard. And the results are fantastic. It's a sociology project and it's full of __________ images and sounds.
		fascinating fascinated Hint Answer
		fascinating
7.	Pierre:	Good for her! She really deserves it. But I feel really bad. She invited me to see it. I planned to go, but when the day came, I completely forgot. It was so ________.
		embarrassing embarrassed Hint Answer
		The fact that I forgot embarrassed me. embarrassing
8.	Elisabeth:	Yes, she told me. Apparently she saw you the next day and you were really ________ when she mentioned it. Don't worry about it. She knows you're very busy.
		surprising surprised Hint Answer
		surprised
9.	Pierre:	Well, I'm glad she's not upset with me. By the way, there's a documentary on tv this evening that you should not miss. It's about global warming, and some of its predictions are quite ________.
		terrifying terrified Hint Answer
		The predictions terrify people. terrifying
10.	Elisabeth:	Global warming! Future disasters! It sounds very ________.
		depressing depressed Hint Answer
		depressing
11.	Pierre:	Yeah! You're probably right. But as you know, I'm very ________ in that type of documentary. I'm not going to miss it.
		interesting interested Hint Answer
		This type of documentary interests me. interested
12.	Elisabeth:	But it's not for me. My work is quite ________ and when I come home, I just want to relax.
		exhausting exhausted Hint Answer
		My work exhausts me. exhausting
13.	Pierre:	I know what you mean. I often feel quite depressed after I watch that kind of documentary, but at the same time I find it quite ________.
		fascinating fascinated Hint Answer
		fascinating
14.	Elisabeth:	I think you're like those people who go to see horror movies. You love to be ________. You find it very exciting.
		frightening frightened Hint Answer
		Horror movies frighten me. frightened
15.	Pierre:	You're absolutely right. I'm ________ to see that my personality is so transparent. Anyway, I have to go. It was nice talking to you again, Elisabeth. Let's get together very soon.
	Elisabeth:	Yes, let's do that.
		pleasing pleased Hint Answer
		It pleases me to see... pleased

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