English Banana.com Test Your Vocabulary Skills Adjective Pairs – ‘-ing’ and ‘-ed’ Adjectives verb form: ‘-ing’ adjective: ‘-ed’ adjective: positive words: It was: I was: amuse encourage fascinate interest intrigue please reassure relax satisfy stun surprise thrill welcome amusing encouraging fascinating interesting intriguing pleasing reassuring relaxing satisfying stunning surprising thrilling welcoming amused encouraged fascinated interested intrigued pleased reassured relaxed satisfied stunned surprised thrilled welcomed negative words: It was: I was: alarm amaze annoy astonish bore confuse damage depress disappoint discourage disgust distress disturb embarrass exhaust frustrate insult intimidate irritate overwhelm puzzle shock terrify threaten tire alarming amazing annoying astonishing boring confusing damaging depressing disappointing discouraging disgusting distressing disturbing embarrassing exhausting frustrating insulting intimidating irritating overwhelming puzzling shocking terrifying threatening tiring alarmed amazed annoyed astonished bored confused damaged depressed disappointed discouraged disgusted distressed disturbed embarrassed exhausted frustrated insulted intimidated irritated overwhelmed puzzled shocked terrified threatened tired For more fun tests, quizzes and games log onto www.englishbanana.com now! This worksheet can be photocopied and used without charge