Learn and practise feelings vocabulary with puzzles, quizzes and exercises.
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Feelings Exercises
Feelings Exercises focuses on the basic vocabulary and structures needed for social interaction and everyday experiences. There are puzzles and quizzes to reinforce your learning so you feel confident using different texts about feelings.
⏱️ About 15–20 minutes.
💡 Strengthening new vocabulary for feelings.
📶 Developing stages of learning English.
Find as many feelings words as you can hiding in the grid. Words can run across, down, or diagonally — and some may be backwards!
👀 Scan one row or column at a time so you don’t miss any words.
⏱️ Try to find at least 10 words before you check the Key Vocabulary tab for help.
✏️ Not sure what a word means once you find it? Look it up in Key Vocabulary.
New to these words? Check the Key Vocabulary tab first.
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afraid — feeling frightened or scared of something
bored / interested — -ed adjectives describe how you feel (I am bored) — different from -ing words like boring or interesting, which describe the thing causing the feeling
unhappy / unkind — adding un- to a word often makes it mean the opposite (happy → unhappy)
worried — feeling anxious or nervous about something
terrible / excellent — opposite ends of a scale — terrible = very bad, excellent = very good
Useful Language
Opposite pairs: happy ≠ unhappy · quiet ≠ noisy
Describing feelings: I feel… · I am… · That makes me feel…
Vocabulary Tip
Not every word on this page describes a feeling — some, like difficult, quick or large, are general describing words instead. True feeling words answer the question “How do you feel?” (happy, afraid, bored, excited, worried), while the rest describe things or situations. Try sorting the word list into these two groups yourself — it will help you use each word correctly.
Can You…?
✅ Name 3 words that describe how a person feels?
✅ Explain the difference between bored and boring?
✅ Give the opposite of happy?
✅ Use worried in a sentence?
🗣️ Speaking practice
Talk about feelings.
😊 How do you feel today? Why?
😨 Talk about something that makes you feel afraid or worried.
🤩 Describe a time you felt really excited. What happened?
✍️ Writing practice
Write a short description (25 words or more) of how you feel about something in your life.
📝 Use at least four feeling words from this page.
💭 Explain why you feel this way.
🔎 Vocabulary challenge
These words are not explained on this page — look them up, then write your own sentence for each one.
🦸 brave
👀 strange
😌 pleasant
🥽 thirsty
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Extra Feelings Exercises
Practise what you have learned with these exercises.
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A2 Key Vocabulary
Practise topic-based vocabulary to support every part of the A2 Key exam.
Explore free English vocabulary exercises by topic, ideal for building the words and phrases needed at A2 Key (KET) level and beyond.
Cambridge English exams are designed for learners at all levels, from the elementary level Cambridge English: Key (KET) to the very advanced level Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE). These exams give candidates proof of their ability to use English in a wide variety of contexts, relevant to work, study and leisure activities.
