Lesson Title:

Understanding and Using -ed and -ing Adjectives

Grade Level:

Intermediate English Language Learners

Lesson Duration:

45 minutes

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Objectives:

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

• Differentiate between -ed and -ing adjectives.
• Use -ed and -ing adjectives accurately in sentences.
• Identify -ed and -ing adjectives in spoken and written contexts.

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Materials Needed:

• Whiteboard or blackboard
• Markers or chalk
• Handouts with exercises (fill-in-the-blank, matching, etc.)
• Example sentence cards
• Digital projector (optional for visuals)

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Lesson Outline:

1. Warm-Up (5 minutes)

• Begin by asking students: “How do you feel today? Are you bored? Excited?” Write their responses on the board.
• Highlight any -ed or -ing adjectives that naturally come up.
• Briefly introduce the topic: “Today, we’ll learn how to use adjectives like ‘bored’ and ‘boring’ correctly!”

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2. Presentation (10 minutes)

• Explain the Difference:
  • -ed Adjectives describe how someone feels. Example: “I am bored.”
  • -ing Adjectives describe the thing or person that causes the feeling. Example: “This movie is boring.”
• Use Visuals:
  • Create a T-chart on the board: -ed Adjectives -ing Adjectives tired tiring interested interesting frustrated frustrating
• Provide several example sentences for each category. Example:
  • “I am tired because the day was tiring.”
  • “She is interested in the book because it is interesting.”

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3. Practice (15 minutes)

• Activity 1: Matching Game
  • Distribute cards with sentences that either have blank spaces or incorrect usage of -ed and -ing adjectives. For example:
    • “The movie was ______ (bored/boring).”
    • “I felt ______ (excited/exciting) during the trip.”
  • Students work in pairs to match the correct adjectives to the sentences.
• Activity 2: Sentence Creation
  • Provide a list of base verbs (e.g., “excite,” “bore,” “interest”).
  • Ask students to write one sentence with the -ed form and one sentence with the -ing form of each word.
    • Example: “I am interested in science.” / “Science is interesting.”

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4. Production (10 minutes)

• Discussion Activity:
  • Divide the class into small groups.
  • Ask each group to discuss a topic (e.g., movies, books, or hobbies) using at least three -ed and three -ing adjectives.
  • Example prompt: “Talk about a movie you watched recently. Was it exciting, boring, or surprising? How did it make you feel?”
• Optional Extension:
  • Have each group share their discussion highlights with the class.

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5. Wrap-Up and Review (5 minutes)

• Summarize the main points:
  • “Remember, -ed adjectives describe feelings. -ing adjectives describe things or people that cause those feelings.”
• Quick quiz: Write three sentences on the board with blanks for -ed or -ing adjectives. Have students fill them in.
  • Example: “I am ______ (confused/confusing) because this book is ______ (confused/confusing).”

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Homework:

• Write a short paragraph (5-7 sentences) about your weekend, using at least three -ed and three -ing adjectives.

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Assessment:

• Monitor participation during activities and discussions.
• Review the accuracy of responses in the matching game and sentence creation activities.
• Collect and review homework for proper usage of -ed and -ing adjectives.

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This lesson ensures students understand the functional difference between -ed and -ing adjectives while providing plenty of practice to solidify their learning.

-ed Adjectives	-ing Adjectives
bored	boring
tired	tiring
interested	interesting
excited	exciting
confused	confusing
frustrated	frustrating
pleased	pleasing
amazed	amazing
surprised	surprising
shocked	shocking

Multiple Choice Quiz: Understanding -ed and -ing Adjectives

Choose the correct form of the adjective (-ed or -ing) to complete each sentence.

1. The lecture was really __________. (bored / boring)
   
   a) bored
   
   b) boring
2. She felt __________ after running the marathon. (excited / exciting)
   
   a) excited
   
   b) exciting
3. The book was so __________ that I couldn’t put it down. (interest / interesting)
   
   a) interest
   
   b) interesting
4. I was __________ when I heard the good news. (surprised / surprising)
   
   a) surprised
   
   b) surprising
5. That documentary is really __________. I learned a lot. (educate / educating)
   
   a) educate
   
   b) educating
6. He was __________ by the results of the test. (confused / confusing)
   
   a) confused
   
   b) confusing
7. The concert was __________, and everyone enjoyed it. (excite / exciting)
   
   a) excite
   
   b) exciting
8. I felt __________ after watching the movie about climate change. (frustrate / frustrating)
   
   a) frustrate
   
   b) frustrating
9. The teacher’s explanation was very __________. (clarify / clarifying)
   
   a) clarify
   
   b) clarifying
10. I was __________ by the magician’s tricks. (amaze / amazing)
    
    a) amaze
    
    b) amazing

Answer Key:

1. b
2. a
3. b
4. a
5. b
6. a
7. b
8. a
9. b
10. a

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