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Participle Adjectives - 1

Thanks to Corinne for suggesting this "confusing" word quiz concentrating on tricky "-ing" "-ed" adjectives. A small change and what a difference it can make. Would you rather be bored or boring?! Choose the correct adjective from the pair to complete the sentence.

  1. What are we going to do tonight? I'm so (bored/boring) just sitting here watching TV. Let's go out and do something (exciting/excited)
  2. Did you watch that (interesting/interested) documentary on TV last night?
  3. If you don't mind my saying. I think his (baffled/baffling) attitude is due to the fact that he isn't (interested/interesting) enough in his studies.
  4. The (astonished/astonishing) fact that almost 20% of Americans are obese is, in part, due to the fact that they eat too much junk food.
  5. His abilities were so (amazed/amazing) that people traveled from far away to hear him play.
  6. (excited/exciting) particles in the nucleus center caused a chemical transformation.
  7. I was (humored/humoring) by his reply to my question.
  8. Do you find that so (surprised/surprising)?
  9. I'd really hate to see him loose because of his (shocked/shocking) lack of preparation.
  10. One of his favorite colors is (shocked/shocking) pink.
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