Bored or Boring?

Are you bored right now? Or are you boring? 🤔
Believe it or not, there’s a big difference!
One word talks about how you feel, and the other describes things (or people!) around you. Let’s learn the difference with a fun quiz and some easy tips.

Explanation: The Simple Rule

• Bored = feeling (inside you)
  → You use “bored” to talk about how you feel.
  Example: I’m bored at home.

• Boring = description (outside, the thing or person that causes the feeling)
  → You use “boring” to describe something that makes you feel bored.
  Example: This movie is boring.

💡 Tip to remember:

• Bored = Inside (your feelings)

• Boring = Outside (the thing that causes the feeling)

Funny Examples

• If you say “I’m boring”, it means you think you are not fun 😆 (like: “Nobody likes me, I’m boring”).

• If you say “I’m bored”, it means you need something fun to do (like: “I have nothing to do, I’m bored”).

So be careful… unless you really want to tell people you are boring!

Quiz: Bored or Boring?

Choose the correct word: bored or boring.

1. I was so ______ during the long meeting.

2. That movie was really ______.

3. She looked ______ when she was waiting for the bus.

4. The lecture was too ______.

5. My little brother is always ______ at home.

6. Doing the same thing every day is ______.

7. He gets ______ when nobody talks to him.

8. The teacher gave us a very ______ speech.

9. Are you ______ with this game already?

10. Long flights can be ______, but I bring a book so I don’t get ______.

11. I get ______ when I can’t understand my homework.

12. This TV show is so ______ that I want to watch it again. (trick question 👀)

Answers at the end of the page!

Practice Challenge for You!

Try to write two sentences in the comments:

1. One with bored (how you feel).

2. One with boring (to describe something).

Example sentences

• The lecture was boring, so I felt bored.

• I’m never bored when I’m with my best friend.

• Waiting at the airport can be boring.

• Kids get bored if a game is too easy.

• My cat looks bored when I don’t play with him.

Now you know the difference between bored and boring! 🎉
Remember:

• Bored = how you feel.

• Boring = what makes you feel bored.

Quiz Answers

1. bored. 2. boring. 3. bored. 4. boring 5. bored. 6. boring. 7. bored. 8. boring. 9. bored. 10. boring / bored. 11. bored. 12. ❌ Neither → It should be interesting (a fun “gotcha” question!)