Grammar: ✨ Grammar Essentials: 🧩 Parts of Speech & 🏗️ Sentence Structure (Advanced) (B2) - Lesson 5: Participle Adjectives (-ed vs. -ing endings: bored/boring, interested/interesting)

ESL Cambodia 🇰🇭
Adjectives
-ED vs -ING Endings
🌋 -ING
The CAUSE
(The thing itself)
😌 -ED
The FEELING
(Inside you)
😴 BORE (ធុញទ្រាន់)
This movie is boring.
រឿងនេះគួរឱ្យធុញ (Cause)
I am bored.
ខ្ញុំមានអារម្មណ៍ធុញ (Feeling)
🤩 INTEREST (ចាប់អារម្មណ៍)
The book is interesting.
សៀវភៅនេះគួរឱ្យចាប់អារម្មណ៍
She is interested.
នាងចាប់អារម្មណ៍
😓 TIRE (ហត់នឿយ)
My job is tiring.
ការងារខ្ញុំគួរឱ្យហត់
I am tired.
ខ្ញុំហត់
⚠️ Careful!

Don't say: "I am boring."
(This means you make other people bored!)
Say: "I am bored."

Movie Night 🎬

Identify the feelings vs. causes.

Dara 🧑
Did you see the new ghost movie?
Bopha 👩
Yes! It was so terrifying!
Dara 🧑
Really? Were you scared?
Bopha 👩
Yes, I was shocked by the ending.

Grammar Check 🧠

Select the correct adjective.

1. The news was very ___.
2. I am ___ with my job.
3. The instructions are ___. I don't understand.

Mission 📝

Describe your feelings.

Complete the thoughts:

Write these sentences in your notebook.

  • 1. I am interested in __________.
    (e.g., football, history)
  • 2. My day was tiring because __________.
  • 3. This English lesson is __________.
    (interesting? boring?)

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