Unit 5A Feelings vocabulary

When her cat went missing, she was (a)   . She couldn't picture life without him. She was ​ (b)   when he returned home three months later!

• devastated
• astonished
• horrified
• guilty
• scared stiff
• shocked

Answer explanation

She couldn't imagine living without her cat, so losing him was devastating.

She didn't expect to see him again after so long, so she was astonished when he returned home.

She was ​ ​ (a)   to discover that her boss had been stealing from the company. She'd had no idea! Her coworker, who had never liked him, was ​ (b)   at the news.

• gobsmacked
• thrilled
• devastated
• proud
• relieved
• grateful

Answer explanation

She had no idea he'd been stealing, so when she found out, she was really surprised.

Her friend didn't like her boss, so she was excited that he got in trouble.

She was so ​ (a)   that the strange sound was made by her cat, not a burglar. She had been ​ (b)   thinking there was an intruder in her house!

• relieved
• scared stiff
• delighted
• bewildered
• upset
• shattered

He was ​ (a)   because he had been studying all night. He was ​​ (b)   of failing the exam.

• shattered
• terrified
• gutted
• stunned
• devastated
• astonished

She was feeling ​ (a)   with her various responsibilities--she had too much to do. She was ​ (b)   when her colleagues offered to help her out.

• overwhelmed
• grateful
• gobsmacked
• scared stiff
• shattered
• desperate

Julia was ​ (a)   at the nickname we gave her. We were ​ (b)   as to why, until we realized that "Juju" means something rude in Thai.

• offended
• bewildered
• guilty
• delighted
• sick of
• grateful

I left the door open and her cat got out--I feel really ​​ (a)   about that. I was so ​ (b)   to find him that I stayed out all night calling his name.

• guilty
• desperate
• astonished
• stunned
• horrified
• disappointed

Answer explanation

He felt guilty because he was responsible for something bad that happened.

He was willing to do anything to correct his mistake--in other words, he was desperate.

The movie trailer looked great, but when we saw it, we were really ​ (a)   . It was terrible! I feel ​ (b)   for being the one who suggested it.

• disappointed
• guilty
• horrified
• down
• shocked
• stunned

Answer explanation

They were disappointed because it wasn't as good as they'd expected.

They feel guilty because they're responsible for something bad.

When I left for university I was really ​ (a)   . I missed my family and friends. But I made new friends there, so I wasn't ​ (b)   .

• homesick
• lonely
• devastated
• desperate
• down
• disappointed

Answer explanation

They felt homesick because they missed friends & family back where they live.

They didn't feel lonely because they had other people to spend time with.

She was ​ (a)   to see the neighbors' cat with her pet parrot in its mouth. Fortunately, the parrot wasn't dead, it was only ​ (b)   --that's why it wasn't moving.

• horrified
• stunned
• thrilled
• offended
• scared stiff
• gutted

Answer explanation

The sight of her pet in danger wasn't scary, but it was horrible--that's why she was horrified.

The parrot wasn't moving, so they thought it was dead, but in fact it was stunned. Animals can also experience this emotion.