Exercises A2 : practice Emotions in English (answers)

These exercises will help you practice the essential emotion vocabulary from the course. You’ll learn to use words like happy, sad, angry, and excited in real everyday situations.

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Exercice 1 — Choose the Right Emotion

Choose the word that best completes each sentence about emotions.

1. It's my birthday and all my friends are here. I feel ___.
2. My favourite team lost the game. I feel ___.
3. Someone took my lunch without asking. I feel ___.
4. Tomorrow I'm going to a theme park for the first time. I feel ___.

Correction

1. It's my birthday and all my friends are here. I feel happy.
2. My favourite team lost the game. I feel sad.
3. Someone took my lunch without asking. I feel angry.
4. Tomorrow I'm going to a theme park for the first time. I feel excited.

Exercice 2 — Match the Situation to the Emotion

Match each situation on the left with the correct emotion on the right.

1. You just heard you got the job you wanted.
2. Your best friend moved to another country and you miss them.
3. You are spending the day with your family and everyone is laughing.
4. Someone keeps interrupting you when you are speaking.

Correction

1. You just heard you got the job you wanted — you feel excited.
2. Your best friend moved to another country and you miss them — you feel sad.
3. You are spending the day with your family and everyone is laughing — you feel happy.
4. Someone keeps interrupting you when you are speaking — you feel angry.

Exercice 3 — Complete the Sentences

Fill in each blank with the correct emotion word from the course: happy, sad, angry, or excited.

1. I am ___ because my sister forgot my birthday and did not call me.
2. She is very ___ about her holiday to London next week.
3. He feels ___ when someone is rude to him in public.
4. We are so ___ to see you — it has been a long time!

Correction

1. I am sad because my sister forgot my birthday and did not call me.
2. She is very excited about her holiday to London next week.
3. He feels angry when someone is rude to him in public.
4. We are so happy to see you — it has been a long time!