Participial Adjectives -ed vs. -ing

Passive
Participial Adjectives -ed vs. -ing	Framed \| Unframed

Read & Contrast

-ING Present Participle vs. -ED Past Participle

The clown was entertaining the family.

CAUSE OF THE FEELING: -ing	RECEIVER OF THE FEELING: -ed

The clown was entertaining.	The family was entertained.

CAUSE OF THE FEELING		RECEIPT OF THE FEELING
alarming	frustrating	alarmed	frustrated
amusing	humiliating	amused	humiliated
annoying	interesting	annoyed	interested
boring	intriguing	bored	intrigued
concerning	overwhelming	concerned	overwhelmed
confusing	perplexing	confused	perplexed
embarrassing	pleasing	embarrassed	pleased
encouraging	relaxing	encouraged	relaxed
energizing	satisfying	energized	satisfied
entertaining	shocking	entertained	shocked
exciting	surprising	excited	surprised
exhausting	terrifying	exhausted	terrified
frightening	tiring	frightened	tired

Practice

Select the -ed or -ing form that goes with the context of each sentence. (Cause or receiver?)
Then, check your answer. (Use your arrow keys if you need to scroll the answer in the answer box.)

#	IMAGE	YOUR RESPONSE	CHECK ANSWER
1.		My bath was . I feel now.	Answer 1
2.		Joe is because he had a day.	Answer 2
3.		How to get the cheese was . The mouse was .	Answer 3
4.		So much homework was . The student felt .	Answer 4
5.		Your jokes are . I am .	Answer 5
6.		I was so by the movie. The scenes in the movie were .	Answer 6
7.		The TV program was . I felt while watching it.	Answer 7
8.		My angry father's words were . I felt	Answer 8
9.		The nurse's big needle was . I felt when she walked over to me!	Answer 9
10.		Ted forgot to zip his zipper. It was . Ted felt .	Answer 10
11.		Getting hit in the behind with an arrow was . Lancelot felt .	Answer 11
12.		My alarm clock wouldn't stop ringing. I was . The sound was .	Answer 12
13.		I was after reading the news headlines .	Answer 13
14.		The movie, King Kong, was . The children who were watching it were .	Answer 14
15.		I felt after getting a massage.	Answer 15
16.		Michael Phelps was . Michael Phelps' Olympic win was .	Answer 16
17.		I was . The painting called" Mona Piggy" was . intrigue = interest	Answer 17
18.		He heard a strange sound and was . The strange sound was .	Answer 18
19.		Her weight loss from the diet was . She was .	Answer 19
20.	t	The taste was . I was .	Answer 20