📘 Adjectives Ending in -ed or -ing

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🧠 What's the difference?

• -ed adjectives describe emotions or feelings
  → How a person feels

• -ing adjectives describe things or situations
  → What causes the feeling

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✅ Examples and Meanings

-ing Adjective	-ed Adjective	Explanation / Example
boring	bored	The movie is boring. I’m bored.
interesting	interested	The book is interesting. She's interested.
tiring	tired	The day was tiring. We feel tired.
exciting	excited	The game is exciting. I’m excited.
confusing	confused	This map is confusing. He’s confused.
amazing	amazed	Her voice is amazing. We were amazed.
annoying	annoyed	The noise is annoying. I’m annoyed.
surprising	surprised	The result was surprising. We were surprised.

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📌 Easy Rule:

• Use -ed when talking about people’s feelings
• Use -ing when talking about things/events

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✍️ Example Sentences

• I was bored because the movie was boring.
• She is interested in the interesting topic.
• They were amazed by the amazing performance.
• He is tired after a tiring workout.
• I’m confused. This grammar rule is confusing!

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❗ Be Careful

Wrong ❌: I am boring today.
Correct ✅: I am bored today.

Wrong ❌: The lecture was very bored.
Correct ✅: The lecture was very boring.

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🎯 Quick Practice

Fill in the blanks:

1. I was __________ (bore) during the class.
2. This book is really __________ (interest)!
3. We felt __________ (confuse) by the instructions.
4. That horror movie was __________ (terrify)!