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-ed/‌-ing adjectives — Situations

Complete the sentences for each situation. Use the word in brackets + -ed or -ing.
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The weather was rainy for the last several days. (depress)
  1. Rainy weather could make some people
    .
  2. Rainy weather is
    .
The weather was rainy for the last several days. (depress)
  1. Rainy weather could make some people depressed.
  2. Rainy weather is depressing.
  1. 1.
    We are going to Australia next week. We have never been there before. (excite)
    1. It will be an
      journey.
    2. We are
      about going to Australia.
  2. 2.
    Kevin went to a sports bar to watch his favorite team playing. (interest)
    1. He finds football
      .
    2. He is really
      in football.
  3. 3.
    My neighbor's dog starts barking early in the morning. (annoy)
    1. It makes me really
      to hear the dog's barking.
    2. It's so
      to hear the dog's barking.
  4. 4.
    The book wasn't as good as I expected. (disappoint)
    1. The book was
      .
    2. I was
      with the book.
  5. 5.
    You were so rude to Emma last night. (disgust)
    1. We were totally
      with your behavior.
    2. Your behavior towards Emma was
      .
  6. 6.
    Sam works as a doctor. It's a demanding job, but he loves it. (exhaust)
    1. At the end of a working day, Sam sometimes feels
      .
    2. Although Sam's job may sometimes be
      , he won't leave it.
  7. 7.
    Yesterday Lilly found out that her friend got into the car accident. (shock)
    1. It was
      news for Lilly.
    2. Lilly was
      to find out about the accident.
  8. 8.
    They spent the last two days hiking in the mountains. (relax)
    1. Hiking in the mountains made them feel
      .
    2. It was
      to hike in the mountains.
  9. 9.
    I didn't have enough money to pay the rent. (embarrass)
    1. It was so
      to ask my parents for money.
    2. I was so
      to ask my parents for money.
  10. 10.
    We didn't see Kyla for the last two years. (astonish)
    1. We were
      to see how much Kyla had changed.
    2. It was
      to see how much Kyla had changed.
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