Participles as adjectives: -ed/-ing adjectives

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Exercise 3

Exercise 3

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets. You may need to use the word as a verb or as an -ed / -ing adjective.

1

My new job is extremely . I’m at the end of the day. (tire/exhaust)

2

He's such a person. He never talks. It me to be with him. (bore/bore)

3

He usually me, but I didn’t find his last joke very . (amuse/amuse)

4

His stories are not usually very , but yesterday we were by what he was telling us. (intrigue/fascinate)

5

Sometimes, when I’m alone and , it me to hear my mother’s voice on the phone. (depress/comfort)

6

Listening to jazz me. I think it's a very music. (relax/relax)

7

Watching them eating insects me. I would never do such a thing. (disgust/disgust)

8

I was really when I tripped and fell. It was one of the most moments in my life. (embarrass/embarrass)

9

The exam was . The students felt by the difficulty of the questions. (overwhelm/overwhelm)

10

Tim's decision to quit his job everyone. I was very when he told us. (shock/surprise)