Describing Jobs with -ed and -ing Adjectives

Describing Jobs with -ed and -ing Adjectives

Adjectives with –ed and –ing guess the job game
Choose a job like one of those below, or choose an adjective like one of those below and
think of a job that could match that adjective. Don’t tell your partner what job you have
chosen. Describe your feelings about that job until your partner guesses what job you are
thinking of. If they can’t guess just from sentences like those in the box below, give other
hints such as what equipment you use, what you wear or the first letter.

Useful sentences for describing jobs with –ed and –ing adjectives
Doing… in this job would be… (because…)
I did this job (once) and it was…
I used to want this job, but now I think I would feel… every day.
I would feel… if I did this job (because…)
I would(n’t) like this job because it is…
It is a very… job (because…)
My father/ mother/ uncle/… has this job and they think it is…
Some people think this job is… (but I don’t think so).
This is the most… job in the world.

Ask about any jobs or adjectives below which you don’t understand, each time saying a
true sentence using that word.

Describing jobs with –ed and –ing adjectives random pelmanism
Spread a set of cards made from the worksheet below across the table face down.
Choose one adjective card and one job card (by choosing a small card and a big one). Try
to make a sentence linking the two words with a reason why they go together. Your
sentence doesn’t necessarily need to be your real opinion. If your partner accepts your
sentence, especially the reason and your use of the adjective, you can keep those two
cards and you get one point. If you can’t make a sentence that your partner accepts, you
have to put the cards back in exactly the same places face down on the table to be used
again later in the game.

Describing jobs with –ed and –ing adjectives family fortunes game
Choose a job or adjective such as one of the words below. Write three words that you
most associate with that word (three adjectives if you chose a job or three jobs if you
chose an adjective). Tell your partner which (one) word you chose, then they will try to
guess which three words you associated with that.

Written by Alex Case for UsingEnglish.com © 2016

Jobs and -ed/-ing adjectives cards

bored

boring

shop assistant

security guard

confused

confusing

computer programmer

delivery man

excited

exciting

ambulance driver

helicopter pilot

embarrasse

d

embarrassin

g

clown

acrobat

exhausted

exhausting

farmer

removals man

interested

interesting

geography teacher

vet

frightened

frightening

bodyguard

spy

relaxed

relaxing

beach attendant

yacht captain

disgusted

disgusting

bin man

toilet cleaner

stressed

stressful

broker

nursery nurse

annoyed

annoying

babysitter

park attendant

fascinated

fascinating

nature photographer

researcher

satisfied

satisfying

chef

cleaner

scared

scary

roofer

soldier

terrified

terrifying

lion tamer

bomb disposal expert

thrilled

thrilling

stuntman

F1 driver

tired

tiring

nanny

PE teacher

challenged

challenging

Olympic athlete

IT teacher

Written by Alex Case for UsingEnglish.com © 2016