【英语拾零】Interested vs. Interesting etc

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Interested is a past participle. When used as an adjective it says how someone feels.

For example: "I was very interested in the lesson."

Interesting is a present participle. When used as an adjective it describes the people or things that cause the feelings.

For example: "It was an interesting lesson ."

Similarly, we say:

"I am very touched by the stranger's kindness."   (touched: adj. emotionally affected; moved)
 
"His gratitude was simple and touching." (touching: adj. arousing affect)


The following exercise practices different forms with some command words.
Look at the sentences below and choose the correct word to fill the gap.


1. I am very ____ in the job that you are offering and would like to apply for it.
 interest
 interested
 interesting
 

2. I want to study linguistics at university because language systems really ____ me.
 fascinate
 fascinated
 fascinating
 

3. I find it very ____ that pollution is getting worse and governments are doing very little about it.
 worry
 worried
 worrying
 

4. How can you like American sports? I can't watch them. They just ____ me to tears.
 bore
 bored
 boring
 

5. In the middle of the flight we hit some turbulence and the plane dropped very quickly. It was so ____.
 terrify
 terrified
 terrifying
 

6. Anthony was ____ to hear that he had passed the exam because he thought he had definitely failed.
 amaze
 amazed
 amazing
 

7. Peter's a very ____ person to be with. You never know what crazy thing he's going to do next.
 alarm
 alarmed
 alarming
 

8. You'd think that running a marathon would leave Abebe ____ but he's still doing exercises.
 exhaust
 exhausted
 exhausting
 

9. My son has been very ____ at school. All the teachers say that he can do much better. He really needs to work harder.
 disappoint
 disappointed
 disappointing
 

10. All the passenger were extremely ____ when they heard that their flight had been delayed yet again.
 annoy
 annoyed
 annoying
 
 

 
 
 

Answers:

(1. intrested; 2. fascinate; 3. worrying; 4. bore; 5. terrifying; 6. amazed; 7. alarming; 8. exhausted; 9. disappointing; 10. annoyed)


Excercises source:
http://www.eflworksheets.com/onlineexercises/intermediate/vocabulary/interestinginterested.htm
 
 

 
 
 


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