-ING & -ED

Adjectives (-ing vs -ed)

100

"I am very ______ because the movie was long." (tired / tiring)

tired

200

"This book is so ______. I can't finish it." (bored / boring)

bored

300

"She was ______ when she heard the news." (surprised / surprising)

surprised

400

"Public speaking is ______ for many people." (frightened / frightening)

frightening

500

"The results of the experiment were quite ______, so the scientists felt ______." (confuse)

confusing, confused

Spelling Rules

100

What is the correct -ing form of the verb "Run"?

Running

200

What is the correct -ed form of the verb "Study"?

Studied

300

What is the -ing form of "Write"?

Writing

400

What is the -ed form of the verb "Stop"?

Stopped

500

What is the correct spelling for both forms of the verb "Travel"?

Travelled, Travelling

Continuous vs Past

100

"Right now, I am ______ dinner." (cook)

Cooking

200

"Yesterday, we ______ soccer in the park." (play)

Played

300

"They ______ (watch) TV when the phone rang."

Were watching

400

"He has ______ (work) here for ten years."

Worked

500

"I don't like ______ (be) interrupted when I'm ______ (speak)."

Being, Speaking

Common Mistakes

100

Which is correct? ^1."I am interesting in music" or ^2."I am interested in music"?

^2."I am interested in music"

200

What is the mistake in this sentence? "The news was very shocked."

The mistake is shocked. It should be shocking

300

Choose the right one: ^1."I have been waiting for hours" or ^2."I have been waited for hours."

^1."I have been waiting for hours"

400

Explain the difference: "The teacher is bored" vs. "The teacher is boring."

Bored means the teacher feels boredom; Boring means the teacher makes the students feel bored.

500

Identify the error: "I was so ¹exciting because the trip sounded ²interested."

Both are incorrect.

Correct answers:¹Excited ²Interesting