Szókincsépítés -ing végződésű igékből alkotott melléknevekkkel, szószedettel.
Some English adjectives are formed from the -ing forms of verbs. Find the pairs of –ing adjectives and words that match them the most.
1) sleeping
2) speeding
3) performing
4) rising
5) exciting
6) melting
7) crying
8) investigating
9) shocking
10) caring
a) star
b) mother
c) news
d) driver
e) baby
f) detective
g) artist
h) adventure
i) beauty
j) ice-cream
Answers: 1) i, 2) d, 3) g, 4) a, 5) h, 6) j, 7) e, 8) f, 9) c, 10) b
Now fill in the gaps with the phrases:
a) rising star
b) caring mother
c) speeding driver
d) melting ice-cream
e) exciting adventure
f) investigating detective
g) shocking news
h) crying baby
i) performing artist
j) sleeping beauty
1) I have a very ………. who always knows how to comfort me.
2) The ……….. soon found the killer.
3) He is a danger on the roads because he is a bad and ………. .
4) I tried to rock the ………. to sleep.
5) We went on an African safari and it was a really ………. .
6) She is a ………. and one day she will be very famous.
7) The audience applauded the ………. for a long time .
8) Your ………. is dripping all over the place. Everything’s going to be sticky.
9) The prince went to kiss the ………. .
10) I didn’t know he lost both his parents in the accident. It was ……….. .
Answers: 1) b, 2) f, 3) c, 4) h, 5) e, 6) a, 7) i, 8) d, 9) j, 10) g
sleeping – alvó
speeding – száguldó, gyorshajtó
performing – előadó
rising – emelkedő
exciting – izgalmas
melting – olvadó, olvadozó
crying – síró
investigating – nyomozó
shocking – sokkoló
caring – törődő, gondviselő
