Question

1)She didn’t know they were planning a party for her birthday and was very surprised/surprising. 2)My grandmother gets terribly tired/tiring if she does too much. 3)It’s very worried/worrying that we haven’t heard from him since he went abroad. 4)Apparently their holiday was very bored/boring. 5)You must be excited/exciting about your new job. 6)Tell me more about your time in New York – it’s very interested/interesting. 7)The news today is so depressed/depressing. 8)I felt so embarrassed/embarrassing when I couldn’t remember her name

Answer 1

1)She didn’t know they were planning a party for her birthday and was very surprised/surprising.

2)My grandmother gets terribly tired/tiring if she does too much.

3)It’s very worried/worrying that we haven’t heard from him since he went abroad.

4)Apparently their holiday was very bored/boring.

5)You must be excited/exciting about your new job.

6)Tell me more about your time in New York – it’s very interested/interesting.

7)The news today is so depressed/depressing.

8)I felt so embarrassed/embarrassing when I couldn’t remember her name

Answer 2

Here are the correct versions of the sentences with the appropriate word choices:

1. She didn't know they were planning a party for her birthday and was very surprised (adjective).

2. My grandmother gets terribly tired (adjective) if she does too much.

3. It's very worrying (adjective) that we haven't heard from him since he went abroad.

4. Apparently their holiday was very boring (adjective).

5. You must be excited (adjective) about your new job.

6. Tell me more about your time in New York – it's very interesting (adjective).

7. The news today is so depressing (adjective).

8. I felt so embarrassed (adjective) when I couldn't remember her name.