Emotion Vocabulary

horrified

When Kathy saw the big spider crawling towards her, she screamed and jumped back. She was horrified by how it looked.

• very curious and interested

• very scared and frightened

• very calm

• disgusted

determined

Even after falling off his bicycle many times, Tom was still determined to learn how to ride on his own.

• don't want to do something

• angry

• wanting to do something very much

• feeling tired

reluctant

Sarah is scared of heights. She was very reluctant to go on the roller coaster, but her friends convinced her to try it.

• don't want to

• excited

• scared

• angry about something

vain

Jackson is so vain that he spends hours in front of the mirror every day. He thinks he is the most handsome man in the world.

• confident

• proud about your own appearance

• lazy to do work

• beautiful

delighted

Jason shouted in excitement when his parents surprised him with a new phone for his birthday. He was delighted with the unexpected gift.

• bright lights

• grateful

• very happy

• very shocked

relieved

Jane wanted to visit her family in China but many flights were cancelled due to bad weather. She was relieved when she found out that her flight was not cancelled.

• confused about something

• calm and not worried

• silly

• disappointed and angry

overwhelmed

Jack was overwhelmed with sadness when his pet dog died. He cried for ten hours without stopping.

• feeling little emotion(s)

• not sure what to feel

• a bit sad

• feeling very strong emotion(s)

guilt

Siti felt a lot of guilt after lying to her parents about where she was going. She knew that what she did was wrong.

• an exciting feeling

• a sad feeling

• happiness from doing something naughty

• unhappiness because you have done something wrong

despair

After placing last in the race, Timmy sat down in despair, crying loudly and feeling like he would never be able to win a race.

• joy

• hope

• tired

• hopelessness