Friday, 24 March 2017

ENGLISH VOCABULARY UNIT 4

-ED
-ING
Amused
Amusing
Exhausted
Exhausting
Embarrassed
Embarrassing
Pleased
Pleasing
Surprised
Surprising
Thrilled
Thrilling
Annoyed
Annoying
Confused
Confusing
Depressed
Depressing
Disgusted
Disgusting
Frightened
Frightening
Horrified
Horrifying
Shocked
Shocking
Relaxed
Relaxing
Fascinated
Fascinating
Troubled
Troubling
Puzzled
Puzzling
Irritated
Irritating
Devastated
Devastating
Overwhelmed
Overwhelming
Disappointed
Disappointing
Intrigued
Intriguing
Discouraged
Discouraging
Soothed
Soothing
Moved
Moving
Humiliated
Humiliating
Satisfied
Satisfying
Touched
Touching




· Adjectives that end ‘-ed’ describe emotions – they tell us how people feel about something.

· Adjectives that end ‘-ing’ describe the thing that causes the emotion – a boring lesson makes you feel bored.


HOMONYMS, or multiple meaning words, are words that share the same spelling and the same pronunciation but have different meanings. 
HOMOPHONES, also known as sound-alike words, are words that are pronounced identically although they have different meanings and often have different spellings as well.
HOMOGRAPHS are words that are spelled the same, but have different meanings and are often pronounced differently as well.

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