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Feelings and emotions

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Learn adjectives to describe how you feel, such as relieved, embarrassed, frustrated and grateful.

Choose the feeling

Choose the best answer.

Jamal waited weeks for his exam results. When he saw he had passed, he felt ___.
- a) jealous
- b) relieved
- c) lonely
Someone who feels grateful wants to ___.
- a) be alone
- b) complain
- c) say thank you
Mina slipped and fell in front of the whole class. She felt ___.
- a) embarrassed
- b) proud
- c) confident
The film was really ___. I almost fell asleep.
- a) bored
- b) excited
- c) boring
My best friend got the part in the play that I wanted. I'm a little ___.
- a) grateful
- b) jealous
- c) relieved
Tomás has lived abroad for a month and doesn't know anyone yet. He feels ___.
- a) lonely
- b) grateful
- c) relieved
I tried to open the jar for ten minutes but couldn't. I was really ___.
- a) confident
- b) grateful
- c) frustrated
Her parents are very proud ___ her.
- a) about
- b) of
- c) for

Type one word in each gap. Use each word once. Use: anxious, confident, disappointed, excited, grateful, lonely, proud.

The team played their best but lost the final. The fans were ___ but still clapped.
I always feel ___ before I fly. I worry that something will go wrong.
I'm very ___ to my neighbours for watering my plants while I was away.
Ravi's grandmother was so ___ of him when he finished his first marathon.
The children were so ___ about going to the beach that they couldn't stop smiling.
After lots of practice, Aiko is sure she will do well in her presentation. She feels ___.
Kofi lives alone in a big city and has nobody to talk to in the evenings. He often feels ___.

b) relievedHe was worried, and the bad result did not happen, so he felt relieved.
c) say thank youGrateful means wanting to thank someone.
a) embarrassedFalling in front of other people makes you feel silly and uncomfortable, or embarrassed.
c) boringUse -ing for the thing that causes the feeling: the film was boring.
b) jealousJealous means unhappy because someone has something you want.
a) lonelyHaving nobody to talk to makes you feel lonely.
c) frustratedFrustrated means annoyed because you cannot do what you want.
b) ofThe preposition after proud is of: proud of someone.

disappointedThe result was not as good as they hoped, so they were disappointed.
anxious / nervous / worriedAnxious means worried and nervous about something that might happen.
grateful / thankfulYou feel grateful when you want to thank someone. We say grateful to someone for something.
proudWe are proud of someone close to us when they do something good.
excitedExcited means very happy and full of energy about something that will happen.
confidentConfident means sure about your own abilities.
lonelyLonely means sad because you have nobody to talk to.