Feelings Vocabulary

We have feelings everyday and it’s important to express ourselves correctly so that nobody gets confused.

There are 10 sentences and you must choose the correct form of the word to put in the gaps.

Lesson by Jean, teacher at EC Cape Town English school

• 1. She will never ___ me for forgetting her birthday.
  
  forgive
  forgiveness
  forgiving
  
  
• 2. The children had a great time at the ___ park.
  
  amusing
  amusement
  amuse
  
  
• 3. The baby's crying ___ me.
  
  annoyed
  annoyance
  annoying
  
  
• 4. She had never experienced the ___ of swimming in the sea.
  
  enjoyable
  enjoy
  enjoyment
  
  
• 5. 'I got such a ___ when I saw a spider in the bath.'
  
  fright
  frighten
  frightening
  
  
• 6. His father was very ___ with his excellent exam results.
  
  please
  pleasure
  pleased
  
  
• 7. When I burnt my hand in the fire it was very ___.
  
  painful
  pain
  painless
  
  
• 8. The teacher was so ___ with the children’s rude behaviour.
  
  offensive
  offence
  offended
  
  
• 9. The actress didn’t feel ___ of all the media attention.
  
  worthy
  worthless
  worth
  
  
• 10. Children should always ___ their parents.
  
  respectful
  respect
  respectable