Ed/Ing Emotion Adjectives

Ed/Ing Emotion Adjectives (by Rick Shur, ESLprof.com)

The situation: I feel, I am... This is, It is... I spilled water on my pants. embarrassed embarrassing My pants fell down in front of the class. humiliated humiliating

I want to learn about this new computer. interested interesting This is a new and wonderful computer! fascinated fascinating This TV show isn't saying anything informative or new. bored boring He's been talking about statistical formulas for hours!! bored to death deadly boring

I've been working all day. tired tiring I've been running for three miles! exhausted exhausting

This unfriendly dog has big teeth! afraid fearsome scared scary The hurricane is going to hit our city!! frightened frightening This man-eating shark has enormous teeth!!! terrified terrifying

This fly keeps buzzing around my head. annoyed annoying I lost my favorite hat! upset upsetting My daughter didn't clean her room!! angry, mad maddening The dog did its mess on the carpet!!! furious infuriating

I can't understand the instructions. confused confusing I don't know why my wife is mad at me. perplexed perplexing

I can't pass the test after trying two times. frustrated frustrating I can't pass the test after trying six times! discouraged discouraging The teacher said that my English was getting better. encouraged encouraging I'm listening to Martin Luther King's famous speech! inspired inspiring

He's picking his nose in public! disgusted disgusting The homeless man is doing number two on the street!! repulsed repulsive Women were tortured, raped and killed during the war!!! horrified horrifying

He told a good joke that made me laugh. amused amusing, funny This show made me laugh until my sides hurt! in hysterics hysterical, hilarious The show was fun to watch. entertained entertaining

She was pregnant and had twins (two babies). surprised surprising She was pregnant and had quintuplets (five)! amazed amazing She won $25 million in the lottery!! astonished astonishing astounded astounding He shot and killed his wife after they had an argument!!! shocked shocking

His argument was strong. He gave good reasons. convinced convincing His argument was weak. He didn't prove his point. unconvinced unconvincing This was a good meal. satisfied satisfying I didn't win the baseball game. disappointed disappointing

My favorite goldfish died last night! sad sad My dog was run over by a car!! depressed depressing My son died in an auto accident!!! devastated devastating

I got an A on my sociology test. happy happy I'm going to ride the Coney Island roller coaster today! excited exciting I'm going to meet the president of the company!! delighted delightful My wife is going to have a baby!!! thrilled thrilling

My son isn't home yet, and it's after midnight. worried worrisome My daughter isn't eating her vegetables anymore. troubled troubling I'm going to take my driving test today. nervous, anxious, unnerving, nerve-wracked nerve-wracking