English adjectives ending in -ed -ing
Adjectives ending in -ed are used with personal subjects, and adjectives ending in -ing are used with impersonal ones.
This story excites me.
I am excited by it.
It is exciting.
| -ed | -ing |
|---|---|
| amazed | amazing |
| amused | amusing |
| annoyed | annoying |
| alarmed | alarming |
| appalled | appalling |
| astonished | astonishing |
| bored | boring |
| bewildered | bewildering |
| confused | confusing |
| depressed | depressing |
| disgusted | disgusting |
| distressed | distressing |
| excited | exciting |
| embarrassed | embarrasing |
| exhausted | exhausting |
| interested | interesting |
| frightened | frightening |
| horrified | horrifying |
| irritated | irritating |
| moved | moving |
| relaxed | relaxing |
| satisfied | satisfying |
| shocked | shocking |
| surprised | surprising |
| terrified | teffifying |
| worried | worrying |
| pleased | pleasing |
| tired | tiring |