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Adjective Coin Games- -ed and -ing

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Coin games to practise -ed adjectives and -ing adjectives

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ed and ing adjectives coin games

Game A – ed and ing adjectives make me say yes or no

Flip a coin then try to get a “Yes” answer from your partner if you got heads or a “No” answer from your partner if you got tails, in both cases with questions including either an -ed adjective or an -ing adjective. Your teacher will tell you if/ when you can use the suggested questions on the next page to help.

 

Game B – ed and ing adjectives make me say yes

Flip a coin then try to get a “Yes” answer from your partner to a question including an -ed adjective if you got heads or try to get a “Yes” answer to a question including an -ing adjective if you got tails.

 

Game C – true ed and ing adjective sentences challenge

Flip a coin then try to make a true sentence about your partner including an -ed adjective if you got heads or a true sentence about your partner including an -ing adjective if you got tails.

 

Game D – ed and ing adjectives coin bluffing game 1

Secretly flip a coin then make a true statement using an -ed or -ing adjective if you got heads or a false/ imaginary sentence using an -ed or -ing adjective if you got tails. Perhaps after asking for more details, your partner will guess if your sentence is true or if it is just made up.

 

Game E – ed and ing adjectives coin bluffing game 2

Flip a coin. Your partner will give you an -ed adjective to use if you got heads or an -ing adjective to use if you got tails. Make a statement about yourself using that word, just using your imagination if you can’t think of anything true to say. After asking questions to find out more about that feeling, experience, etc, they will guess if your sentence is true or not.

 

Game F – ed and ing adjectives coin bluffing game 3

Listen to a Yes/ No question from your partner, flip a coin and answer “Yes” if you got heads or “No” if you got tails, even if that is not true. After asking follow-up questions, your partner will guess if your first answer was true or not.

 

Game G – ed and ing adjectives things in common coin game

Flip a coin then try to find something in common with your partner using an -ed adjective if you got heads or something in common with your partner using an -ing adjective if you got tails.

 

Game H – ed and ing adjectives things in common and not coin game

Flip a coin and try to find an experience, a feeling etc that you have in common with your partner using an -ed or -ing adjective if you got heads or something that you don’t share related to an -ed or -ing adjective if you got tails.


Suggested yes/ no questions with -ed and -ing adjectives

  • Did you feel… the first/ last time that you…?
  • Did you feel… when you heard about…?
  • Do you (always/ usually/ often/ sometimes/ ever) feel… when…?
  • Do you agree that… is more… than…?
  • Do you agree that… is the most… thing that has happened recently?
  • Do you agree that… is…?
  • Do you find… to be (very/ quite/ a little)…?
  • Do you imagine/ think that… is (probably)…?
  • Does… (always/ usually/ often/ sometimes/ ever) make you feel…?
  • Have you ever felt… (when…?)
  • Have you ever found… to be (very/ quite/ a little)…?
  • Would you describe… as…?
  • Would you feel… if…?

 

Suggested –ed and –ing adjectives for the games above

  1. alarmed/ alarming
  2. amazed/ amazing
  3. amused/ amusing
  4. annoyed/ annoying
  5. astonished/ astonishing
  6. bored/ boring
  7. challenged/ challenging
  8. comforted/ comforting
  9. confused/ confusing
  10. convinced/ convincing
  11. depressed/ depressing
  12. disappointed/ disappointing
  13. discouraged/ discouraging
  14. disgusted/ disgusting
  15. disheartened/ disheartening
  16. dissatisfied/ dissatisfying
  17. distracted/ distracting
  18. distressed/ distressing
  19. disturbed/ disturbing
  20. embarrassed/ embarrassing
  21. encouraged/ encouraging
  22. energised/ energising
  23. entertained/ entertaining
  24. excited/ exciting
  25. exhausted/ exhausting
  26. fascinated/ fascinating
  27. flattered/ flattering
  28. frightened/ frightening
  29. frustrated/ frustrating
  30. fulfilled/ fulfilling
  31. inspired/ inspiring
  32. insulted/ insulting
  33. interested/ interesting
  34. invigorated invigorating
  35. irritated/ irritating
  36. motivated/ motivating
  37. moved/ moving
  38. overwhelmed/ overwhelming
  39. perplexed/ perplexing
  40. pleased/ pleasing
  41. refreshed/ refreshing
  42. relaxed/ relaxing
  43. revolted/ revolting
  44. satisfied/ satisfying
  45. shocked/ shocking
  46. soothed/ soothing
  47. stimulated/ stimulating
  48. stunned/ stunning
  49. surprised/ surprising
  50. terrified/ terrifying
  51. threatened/ threatening
  52. thrilled/ thrilling
  53. tired/ tiring
  54. touched/ touching
  55. troubled/ troubling
  56. unconvinced/ unconvincing
  57. underwhelmed/ underwhelming
  58. uninterested/ uninteresting
  59. worried/ worrying

 

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