adjectives

1. Read the following adjectives for emotions and identify which words describe a positive, neutral or negative feeling. Some words may fit into more than one category.

discouraged
overwhelmed
loved
annoyed
embarrassed
regretful
anxious
enthusiastic
relieved
jealous
frustrated
shocked
hysterical
concerned
furious
thrilled
grateful
uneasy
helpless
defensive
vulnerable
guilty
determined
miserable
wary
proud
disappointed
optimistic
upset
puzzled

The list above contains adjectives to describe emotions. Where possible, change them into nouns.

Choose five of the emotions from the list above. For each emotion, describe a situation you have experienced that made you feel this way.

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How you feel inside: “-ED”

disgusted
confused
bored
excited
frightened
embarrassed

How you make others feel: “-ING”

disgusting
confusing
boring
exciting
frightening
embarrassing

Examples:

disgusted & disgusting

I was disgusted by the food at my friend’s wedding. It was really bad.

The food at my best friend’s wedding was disgusting. It had a bad smell.

confused & confusing

All students are confused. English grammar is hard to understand.

The teacher is confusing. The students can’t understand anything.

bored & boring

The students are bored. The teacher is not funny at all.

The teacher is boring. No one likes his classes.

excited & exciting

Elena was really excited about the party.

The party was exciting. Elena danced all night.

frightened & frightening

The cat was frightened and ran away.

The dog was big and frightening. The cat got scared and wanted to hide.

embarrassed & embarrassing

I was so embarrassed. I made so many mistakes and everyone laughed.

His behavior was embarrassing. His parents were very upset and promised to teach him a lesson.

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Emotions

Adjectives ending in “-ED” and “-ING”