Adjectives · Grade 7
In Grade 7 you learn: -ed and -ing adjectives: bored or boring.
An adjective describes a noun: it tells us what something is like. a tall girl, a red bus, The soup is hot. In English an adjective comes before the noun, or after verbs like is and looks. When there are several, they go in a fixed order.
Key facts
- Adjectives ending in -ed describe how someone feels: I was bored. Adjectives ending in -ing describe what causes the feeling: The film was boring.
Worked examples
Example 1
Choose: The trip was very (tiring / tired).
Answer: tiring
Example 2
Put the adjectives in order: a (wooden / old / small) box
Answer: a small old wooden box
Example 3
Choose: I was (boring / bored) because the film was (boring / bored).
Answer: bored, boring
Example 4
Improve with two precise adjectives: The house was old.
Answer: The house was crumbling and silent.