ADJECTIVES DESCRIBING EMOTIONS II.

Exercise 1. Place the following general adjective as headings of the

groupings below.

HURT, HAPPY, SAD, SCARED.

Exercise 2. Now match the adjectives to their corresponding

definitions.

a) _______________

a) Gleeful 1. full of high spirits, exhilaration,

pride or optimism; very happy

b) Elated 2. greatly pleased

c) Joyous 3. full of joy

d) delighted 4. Being in a state of ecstasy;

joyful or enraptured.

e) ecstatic 5. merry. full of glee.

b) _____________

a) Spiteful 1. Showing strong unrelenting

hostility or resentment

b) Bitter 2. characterized by, or inclined to

feel indignant ill wil.

c) Resentful 3. saddened by the failure of an

expectation.

d) Disappointed 4. motivated by vindictive

intentions.

c) _____________

a) Dismal 1. Extremely uncomfortable or

unhappy; wretched

b) despondent 2. Causing gloom or depression;

dreary

c) Miserable 3. downcast or disheartened;

lacking hope or courage; dejected
 d) _____________

a) Petrified 1. marked by fear. (not to be

confused with “frightful”l: causing
fear).

b) Vulnerable 2. paralysed with terror

c) Threatened 3. susceptible to physical or

emotional injury

d) Fearful 4. likely in the near future to

become endangered

EXERCISE 3. Transcribe the following words from phonetic script into ordinary
spelling (pay attention to the stress).

1.ˈʤoɪəs 5.ˈfɪəfəl
2.ekˈstætɪk 6.ˈmɪzrəbl
3.dɪˈspɒndənt 7.ˈdɪzməl
4.ˈθretnd 8. dɪˈlaɪtɪd

EXERCISE 4. Crosswords puzzle.

Across
1. downcast or disheartened; lacking hope or courage; dejected.
1. paralysed with terror
1. likely in the near future to become endangered.
1. Extremely uncomfortable or unhappy; wretched.
1. merry. full of glee

Down
1. saddened by the failure of an expectation.
1. susceptible to physical or emotional injury
1. motivated by vindictive intentions.
1. Causing gloom or depression; dreary.
1. Showing or caused by strong unrelenting hostility or resentment.
1. Being in a state of ecstasy; joyful or enraptured.
EXERCISE 5. In pairs. What situations would make you feel...

1. Spiteful.
2. Gleeful.
3. Petrified.
4. Miserable.
5. Threatened.
 6. Vulnerable.
7. Disappointed.
8. Elated.

SOLUTIONS
Exercise 1 & 2.
a) Happy
Ecstatic - Being in a state of ecstasy; joyful or enraptured.

Elated - full of high spirits, exhilaration, pride or optimism; very happy

Joyous – full of joy.

Gleeful – merry. full of glee.

b) Hurt

Bitter - Showing or caused by strong unrelenting hostility or resentment.

Disappointed – saddened by the failure of an expectation.

Resentful - characterized by, or inclined to feel indignant ill wil

Spiteful – motivated by vindictive intentions.

a) Sad

despondent - downcast or disheartened; lacking hope or courage;

dejected.

Miserable – Extremely uncomfortable or unhappy; wretched.

Dismal - Causing gloom or depression; dreary.

b) Scared

Threatened - likely in the near future to become endangered.

Fearful – marked by fear. (not to be confused with “frightful”l: causing
fear).

Petrified – paralysed with terror.

Vulnerable - susceptible to physical or emotional injury.

Exercise 3.
1. Joyous. 5. Ferful.
2. Ecstatic. 6. Miserable.
3. Despondent. 7. Dismal.
4. Threatened. 8. Delighted.

Exercise 4.
Across
1. Despondent.
4. Petrified.
7. Threatened.
9. Miserable.
10.Gleeful.
Down
1.Disappointed.
2. Vulnerable.
3. Spiteful.
5. Dismal.
10.Bitter.
8. Ecstatic.