Past Participial Endings

ing or ed?

I am amazing or I am amazed?

Let's look at an explanation and practice.

http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/passive3a.html

Choose ed or ing.

The person or thing that causes the feeling is ing.

The person or thing that feels the feeling is ed.

 1.

I was __________________ (excite) about living in Seattle.

 2.

Seattle is an ___________________ (excite) city.

 3.

It's a _________________ (frighten) movie.

 4.

The ________________ (frighten) story scared the child.

 5.

She thinks old buildings are ________________ (interest).

 6.

She is ________________ (interest) in old buildings.

 7.

They were ___________________ (amaze) by the movie.

 8.

We thought the movie was ________________ (amaze).

 9.

The news about the earthquake is ________________ (surprise).

 10.

We were ________________ (surprise) by the news.

 

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