.Adjectives ending in ‘-ed’ describe people's feelings They have the same form as the past participle of a transitive verb and have a passive meaning 1.Adjectives ending in ‘-ing’ describe the effect that something has on someone's feelings They describe a process or state that continues over a period of time and have an active meaning -2 When the adjective ends in -ed, it means that the person or thing experiences this particular effect -2.The suffix –ing is related to cause When the adjective ends in -ing, it means that the person or thing causes this particular effect The students are bored with the lesson (In this sentence, BORED is how the students feel) The lesson is boring (In this sentence BORING characterizes lesson It bores students.) Snakes terrify me I'm always terrified when I see one Snakes terrify me They are such terrifying creatures Julia is very interested in politics We were shocked when we heard the news Julia thinks politics is very interesting Example • Jane is interested in Politics •I was disappointed with the show •I was shocked when I heard the news The news was shocking Example • Jane thinks Politics is interesting • The show was quite disappointing • The news was shocking •Jane’s job is boring