Adjective Bluffing Games- -ed & -ing

ed and ing adjectives bluffing games

ed and ing adjective statements coin bluffing game 1

Flip a coin and make a true or false statement using this kind of adjective:

• heads = use an -ing adjective
• tails = use an -ed adjective

Perhaps after questions to find out more, your partner will guess if your statement is true.

 

ed and ing adjective statements coin bluffing game 2

Secretly flip a coin and make a true statement using an -ed adjective or -ing adjective if you got heads or a false statement using an -ed or -ing adjective if you got tails. After asking questions, your partner will guess if your statement was true or just imagination.

 

ed and ing adjective statements coin bluffing game 3

Secretly flip a coin twice to decide both what kind of adjective to use and if you should tell the truth or not (combining the two games above). Answer your partner’s questions about what you said, then see if they guess correctly if your statement was real or just made up.

 

ed and ing questions and answers coin bluffing game

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

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…?

 

ed and ing adjectives dice bluffing game

Secretly roll a dice and make this kind of statement depending on which number is top:

1. true sentence with an -ed adjective
2. false sentence with an -ed adjective
3. true sentence with an -ing adjective
4. false sentence with an -ing adjective
5. true sentence with an -ed adjective or -ing adjective
6. false sentence with an -ed adjective or -ing adjective

Your partner will ask for more details and then guess if your statement is true or false.

Suggested -ed and -ing adjectives for the activities above

• amazed/ amazing
• amused/ amusing
• annoyed/ annoying
• bored/ boring
• challenged/ challenging
• comforted/ comforting
• confused/ confusing
• (un)convinced/ (un)convincing
• depressed/ depressing
• disappointed/ disappointing
• discouraged/ discouraging
• disgusted/ disgusting
• disheartened/ disheartening
• dissatisfied/ dissatisfying
• distracted/ distracting
• disturbed/ disturbing
• embarrassed/ embarrassing
• encouraged/ encouraging
• energised/ energising
• entertained/ entertaining
• excited/ exciting
• exhausted/ exhausting
• fascinated/ fascinating
• frightened/ frightening
• frustrated/ frustrating
• fulfilled/ fulfilling
• inspired/ inspiring
• insulted/ insulting
• (un)interested/ (un)interesting
• motivated/ motivating
• moved/ moving
• overwhelmed/ overwhelming
• pleased/ pleasing
• refreshed/ refreshing
• relaxed/ relaxing
• satisfied/ satisfying
• shocked/ shocking
• stimulated/ stimulating
• stunned/ stunning
• surprised/ surprising
• terrified/ terrifying
• thrilled/ thrilling
• tired/ tiring
• touched/ touching
• worried/ worrying

ed and ing adjectives sentence completion bluffing game

Fill the gaps below with a mix of true and false information. Read a completed statement out, answer your partner’s follow-up questions (continuing to lie if it was a false sentence), then see if they can correctly guess if it was true or not.

I rarely feel __________________________________________________________.

 

I often feel ___________________________________________________________.

 

People sometimes say that I am a(n) ________________________________ person.

 

The most _______________________________ _________________ that I have ever felt is _________________________________________________________________.

 

I think ___________________ is more ____________________ than ________________.

 

I imagine that ___________________ would make me feel ______________________.

 

Sunday is the most ____________________________________ day of the week for me.

 

______________________ makes me ___________________________________.

 

I used to be more ____________________ by _________________ than I am nowadays.

 

Many people find _______________________ to be __________________, but not me.

 

I think the most ________________________ adventure sport would be ____________.

 

I think that _____________________ is a(n) _________________________ subject.

 

I was ___________________________ by __________________________ last week.

 

___________________________________ would be a ________________ job for me.

 

The taste of _______________________ is _____________________________ for me.

 

The sound of ________________________________ makes me feel ________________.

 

__________________________ at work is really ___________________, in my opinion.

 

__________________________________ is not as _________________ as I expected.

 

Ask about any sentences which you were not sure how to complete, working together as a class to make example sentences and/ or guessing if the teacher’s example is true or not each time.