Emotions and Feelings Vocabulary

Emotions-and-feelings vocabulary is where the -ed / -ing adjective distinction matters most. I’m bored (how I feel) vs the lesson is boring (what causes the feeling). I’m interested in history vs history is interesting. Beyond the -ed/-ing pair, B1 learners need the broader emotional range: anxious, nervous, frustrated, overwhelmed, content, satisfied, proud, disappointed, grateful, irritated, furious, devastated. Intensifiers add precision: slightly, fairly, quite, really, absolutely, extremely shift the emotional dial in everyday usage.

This worksheet builds B1 fluency with emotions vocabulary and the -ed / -ing adjective distinction.

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What’s inside:

• Vocabulary box with 25+ emotion adjectives in -ed / -ing pairs where applicable
• Multiple-choice items targeting the cause/feeling split
• Gap-fill with intensifier choice (slightly bored, absolutely exhausted)
• Personalised production: describe a recent emotional experience using three target words
• Full Answer Key plus Teacher Notes on the I am boring fossil and how to fix it

Common challenges: I am boring / I am interesting are the embarrassing classic fossils that this worksheet targets directly. False friends include Spanish embarazada (pregnant, not embarrassed); German peinlich maps to embarrassing, not painful. Strong-vs-weak adjective collocations: absolutely exhausted / very tired (correct) vs absolutely tired / very exhausted (wrong).

For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR B1, in intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study. Emotion vocabulary is core to Cambridge B1 Preliminary (PET) and B2 First (FCE) Speaking and Writing — particularly in personal-experience descriptions. Part of the Everyday Life & People collection — the natural next step is Clothes and Fashion Vocabulary, which returns to concrete everyday-life territory.