Adjectives of Emotions

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​Adjectives of Feeling

Multiple Choice

How is she feeling?

• thrilled

• overwhelmed

• devastated

• horrified

Multiple Choice

How is she feeling?

• awkward

• relieved

• frustrated

• devastated

Multiple Choice

How is she feeling?

• awkward

• relieved

• furious

• thrilled

Multiple Choice

How is she feeling?

• awkward

• stunned

• disgusted

• impressed

Multiple Choice

How is she feeling?

• relieved

• horrified

• awkward

• stunned

Labelling

Look at the images, then match each emotion.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

stunned

relieved

overwhelmed

furious

awkward

devastated

disgusted

frustrated

Multiple Choice

I was ___ when I lost my ring. My grandma had given it to me when I was little

• disgusted

• relieved

• devastated

Multiple Choice

I was __ by the lack of help. How could people just watch and do nothing?

• furious

• overwhelmed

• disgusted

Multiple Choice

I'm so ___ we didn't miss our flight! I don't know what we would've done if we had.

• furious

• stunned

• relieved

Multiple Choice

I think my grandpa gets pretty ___ that he can't do anything for himself anymore

• furious

• overwhelmed

• frustrated

Multiple Choice

He was a little ___ this morning, client presentations always make him feel on edge.

• tense

• horrified

• devastated

Multiple Choice

Supposedly, you should limit your options to not more than five - otherwise you can make your clients feel ___ by the possibilities.

• furious

• disgusted

• overwhelmed

Multiple Choice

I was so ___ when the vet told me my dog was OK.

• horrified

• disgusted

• relieved

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He was ___ by her rude behavior - he'd never seen her act like that.

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She was ___ at him - she didn't even want to hear his excuses.

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The candidate ___ the judges with his musical talent.

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She was ___ when she learned she'd been complaining to the chef about how bad the food was at the restaurant.

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Meeting your partner's family can be a little ___.

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I was ___ when she told me she'd gotten the position.

Adjective Placement

Adjectives are usually placed before the nouns they modify, but when used with linking verbs (eg. the verb to be or verbs of perception), they're placed after the verb.

​I parked behind the blue car over there.

I am furious with my business partner.

The cookies smell awesome.

​** Adjectives of feeling are usually used with linking verbs.**

Reorder

Reorder the following words to make a full sentence.

• Her

• impressive

• resume

• made her

• stand out.

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5

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• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following words to make a full sentence.

• She

• was

• furious

• at

• her brother

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5

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• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following words to make a full sentence.

• The

• tense

• atmosphere

• was felt

• by everyone

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5

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• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following words to make a full sentence.

• She

• seems

• a little

• overwhelmed

• by the job.

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• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following words to make a full sentence.

• The team

• felt

• devastated

• after

• the loss.

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• 5

Adjectives that come from verbs are called participle adjectives. These are verb forms ending in -ing (present participles) or -ed and -en (past participles) that are used to modify nouns.

Verbs that turn into adjectives...

​I felt so frustrated during the exam, I couldn't answer anything.

The exam was so frustrating, we hadn't practiced any of it in class.

​That song is so annoying, it gets on my nerves.

I was really annoyed by his careless attitude.

Fill in the Blank

Read the sentence carefully, then fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in parenthesis:

(bore)

I felt so ___ during class, all I wanted was to fall asleep.

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Read the sentence carefully, then fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in parenthesis:

(excite)

I have always felt the most ___ part of the trip is getting off the plane at your destination.

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Read the sentence carefully, then fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in parenthesis:

(amuse)

I don't think my boss was ___ by my poor attempt at lightening the mood.

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Read the sentence carefully, then fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in parenthesis:

(break)

I am not paying full price for a ___ desk.

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Read the sentence carefully, then fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in parenthesis:

(confuse)

Her behavior is so ___ at times, I can never tell how she'll react.

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Read the sentence carefully, then fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in parenthesis:

(interest)

I am ___ in your post-graduate programs, can you give me more information?

Match

Match the adjectives with the rules they follow

• present participle
  (-ing)

• past participle

  (-ed)

• We usually place adjectives

• If we use a linking verb our adjective should go

describe a thing
(eg. Her smile was stunning)

describe someone's feelings
(eg. He was stunned by her beauty)

in front of the noun they describe.

after the verb.

• describe a thing
  (eg. Her smile was stunning)

• describe someone's feelings
  (eg. He was stunned by her beauty)

• in front of the noun they describe.

• after the verb.

Idioms

In spoken English, we often use idioms. These are a group of words whose meaning together is different from what the words would mean individually.

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Idioms

​It's raining cats and dogs! I wouldn't go outside if I were you!

She's such a goody-two-shoes, she won't come after her curfew.

Today we are going to work with idioms that are often used to talk about family:

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Idioms

​IDIOM	​MEANING
​Blood is thicker than water	​Family is more important than anything else
​Runs in the family	​An ability or quality that many members of one family have
​Runs in the/(one's) blood	​To be innate (usually of a skill or quality)
​Follow in (one's) footsteps	​To do something someone else (usually a family member) has already done
​(Be) the spitting image of	​To look exactly like, or very similar to, someone

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Antonio is the ​ ​

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of his father

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For the Madrigals, magic ​

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Abuela thinks that ​

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: Nothing matters to her more than family

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It seems that a good singing voice ​

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In the end, Mirabel ​

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and brings magic back to her family.