Friday, 20 May 2011

Describing your feelings

-ed & -ing Adjectives

Many English adjectives of emotion/feeling are formed from the -ed  and -ing forms of verbs:

Positive

verb-ed-ingnoun
You ____ me!I'm _____!How _____!What _____!
amazeamazedamazingamazement
amuseamusedamusingamusement
astoundastoundedastoundingastonishment
bewitchbewitchedbewitchingbewitchment
captivatecaptivatedcaptivatinga captivation
challengechallengedchallenginga challenge
charmcharmedcharmingcharm
comfortcomfortedcomfortingcomfort
concernconcernedconcerningconcern
convinceconvincedconvincingconviction
encourageencouragedencouragingencouragement
enchantenchantedenchantingenchantment
energizeenergizedenergizingenergy
entertainentertainedentertainingentertainment
enthrallenthralledenthrallingenthrallment
exciteexcitedexcitingexcitement
exhaustexhaustedexhaustingexhaustion
fascinatefascinatedfascinatingfascination
flatterflatteredflatteringflattery
fulfillfulfilledfulfillingfulfillment
gratifygratifiedgratifyinggratification
gratifygratifiedgratifyinggratification
humiliatehumiliatedhumiliatinghumiliation
interestinterestedinterestinginterest
intrigueintriguedintriguingintrigue
movemovedmoving
pleasepleasedpleasing (pleasant) a pleasure
relaxrelaxedrelaxingrelaxation
relieverelievedrelievinga relief
satisfysatisfiedsatisfyingsatisfaction
soothesoothedsoothing
surprisesurprisedsurprisinga surprise
tempttemptedtemptingtemptation
touchtouchedtouching
thrillthrilledthrillinga thrill
titilatetitilatedtitilatingtitilation

Negative

verb-ed-ingnoun
You ____ me!I'm _____!How _____!What _____!
aggravateaggravatedaggravatingaggravation
alarmalarmedalarmingalarm
annoyannoyedannoyingannoyance
bewilderbewilderedbewilderingbewilderment
boreboredboringboredom
confoundconfoundedconfounding
confuseconfusedconfusingconfusion
depressdepresseddepressingdepression
devastatedevastateddevastatingdevastation
disappointdisappointeddisappointingdisappointment
discouragediscourageddiscouragingdiscouragement
disgustdisgusteddisgustingdisgust
disheartendishearteneddishearteningdisheartenment
dismaydismayeddismayingdismay
displeasedispleaseddispleasingdispleasure
distressdistresseddistressingdistress
disturbdisturbeddisturbingdisturbance
embarrassembarrassedembarrassingembarrassment
exasperateexasperatedexasperatingexasperation
fatiguefatiguedfatiguingfatigue
frightenfrightenedfrighteningfright
frustratefrustratedfrustratingfrustration
horrifyhorrifiedhorrifyinghorror
insultinsultedinsultingan insult
irritateirritatedirritatingirritation
mortifymortifiedmortifyingmortification
mystifymystifiedmystifyingmystification
overwhelmoverwhelmedoverwhelmingoverwhelmingness
perplexperplexedperplexingperplexity
perturbperturbedperturbingperturbation
puzzlepuzzledpuzzlingpuzzlement
shockshockedshockinga shock
sickensickenedsickeningsickness
terrifyterrifiedterrifyingterror
threatenthreatenedthreateninga threat
tiretiredtiringtiredness
troubletroubledtroublingtrouble
unnerveunnervedunnerving
unsettleunsettledunsettlingunsettledness
upsetupsetupsetting
vexvexed (vext)vexingvexation



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