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English Vocabulary for Adjectives (Feelings and Emotions)

Learn Common Adjectives for Feelings in English

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This is a lesson to help you practise words used to describe feelings and emotions in English. There are eight learning methods for you to work through, including five different games and three different types of flashcard. At the end, there are three example sentences for each word.

Vocabulary Games for

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Match-the-Pairs Game

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  • Your mission is to match each picture with the correct word in as few a clicks as possible.
  • There are three pictures in each set, and there are sets to complete.
  • Click on your first square to start. Good luck!
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Memory Game

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  • Your mission is to pair pictures with their correct titles in as few a clicks as possible.
  • Click on a card to turn it. Next, try to find its partner by clicking on a second card. (If you fail to find a match with your second click, both cards will turn again.)
  • This is a memory game as well as a vocabulary-learning game.
  • Click on your first card to start. Good luck!
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Basic Flash Cards

Spell-the-Word Game

Spell the word represented by the picture.

Learn with Hangman!

Hangman is a classic word game. In this version, the hidden word is one of the words from the "accessories" category. Choose your first letter to start.
  • Guess the hidden word by choosing one letter at a time.
  • If you guess a letter in the hidden word, then all is good.
  • If you guess a letter that is not in the hidden word, then the hangman starts to build the gallows.
  • If the gallows are completed, you lose.
  • Good luck!
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"Missing Word" Flash Cards

Click on the box to see the missing word in a sentence.
learn English words adjectives (feelings and emotions)

Example Sentences

Here are 3 sentences for each of the following words from the "feelings" category:
  • feelings, happy, sad, angry, excited, scared, nervous, relieved, tired, anxious, content
    feelings vocabulary list

    feelings

  • Happiness is one of my favorite feelings.
  • She shared her feelings with her friend.
  • Different feelings can come and go quickly.
    happy vocabulary list

    happy

  • A happy person smiles a lot.
  • Birthdays make people happy.
  • She felt very happy today.
    sad vocabulary list

    sad

  • A sad person may cry.
  • Rainy days can make you sad.
  • He looked sad after the news.
    angry vocabulary list

    angry

  • An angry person may shout.
  • Losing a game can make you angry.
  • She was angry at her brother.
    excited vocabulary list

    excited

  • An excited person is very happy.
  • Going on a trip makes people excited.
  • He felt excited for the party.
    scared vocabulary list

    scared

  • A scared person feels fear.
  • Dark places can make you scared.
  • She was scared of the thunder.
    nervous vocabulary list

    nervous

  • A nervous person feels uneasy.
  • Speaking in public can make you nervous.
  • He felt nervous before the test.
    relieved vocabulary list

    relieved

  • A relieved person feels less worried.
  • Finishing a hard task makes you relieved.
  • She felt relieved after hearing the good news.
    tired vocabulary list

    tired

  • A tired person needs rest.
  • Working hard can make you tired.
  • He felt tired after the long day.
    anxious vocabulary list

    anxious

  • An anxious person worries a lot.
  • Waiting for results can make you anxious.
  • She felt anxious about the interview.
    content vocabulary list

    content

  • A content person is satisfied.
  • Being with friends makes you feel content.
  • He felt content after a good meal.
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