English · Level A1 · ages 7 to 12 · Free
Feelings and Emotions: Free English Worksheets for Kids
The child learns 15 words for feelings: happy, sad, angry, tired, scared, surprised, hungry and more. The faces show each feeling, so the child reads the word with the picture.
8 worksheets · 15 words · Last update: 2026-11-06
Word list: Feelings and Emotions
- happy
- sad
- angry
- tired
- scared
- surprised
- sleepy
- sick
- bored
- excited
- shy
- hungry
- hot
- cold
- worried
Pictures: Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT licence).
1.Picture Dictionary: Feelings and Emotions
A reference sheet with one picture and one word per card. Use it as a poster, or cut the cards for a memory game.
Task: Look at the pictures and read the words. Say each word aloud.
Preview
- happy
- sad
- angry
- tired
- scared
- surprised
- sleepy
- sick
- bored
- excited
- shy
- hungry
- hot
- cold
- worried
2.Matching Worksheet: Feelings and Emotions
The child draws a line from each picture to the correct word. The words are in a different order from the pictures.
Task: Draw a line from each picture to the correct word.
Preview
- 1.
- 2.
- 3.
- 4.
- 5.
- 6.
- 7.
- 8.
- 9.
- 10.
- asurprised
- bhappy
- cshy
- dbored
- eangry
- fhungry
- gcold
- hsleepy
- iscared
- jworried
Show the answers
- i: scared
- g: cold
- j: worried
- c: shy
- a: surprised
- b: happy
- f: hungry
- d: bored
- e: angry
- h: sleepy
3.Writing Worksheet: Feelings and Emotions
The child writes the word under each picture. The words are in a box at the top, so the child copies the spelling.
Task: Write the word under each picture. The words are in the box.
Preview
Words in the box:hotsurprisedsadworriedscaredsleepyshyexcitedhungrytiredhappycold
Show the answers
- tired
- hungry
- excited
- sad
- happy
- worried
- cold
- sleepy
- shy
- hot
- scared
- surprised
4.Missing Letters: Feelings and Emotions
Some letters of each word are missing. The child writes the missing letters, then the whole word.
Task: Write the missing letters. Then write the whole word on the line.
Preview
- 1.h _ _
- 2.s l e e _ y
- 3.c o l _
- 4.b o r e _
- 5.s h _
- 6.s _ a _ e d
- 7.h _ _ g r _
- 8.t _ _ e _
- 9.s _ _ p r _ s e _
- 10.w o _ _ _ _ d
- 11.s _ _
- 12.a _ g _ y
Show the answers
- hot
- sleepy
- cold
- bored
- shy
- scared
- hungry
- tired
- surprised
- worried
- sad
- angry
5.Unscramble the Words: Feelings and Emotions
The letters of each word are in the wrong order. The child puts them in the correct order and writes the word.
Task: Put the letters in the correct order. Write the word on the line.
Preview
- 1.s e a d r c
- 2.s p y e e l
- 3.d c l o
- 4.p i u r e s d s r
- 5.y r g a n
- 6.r o b e d
- 7.s k i c
- 8.i r d w o r e
- 9.t o h
- 10.r d i e t
- 11.y r n h g u
- 12.d a s
Show the answers
- scared
- sleepy
- cold
- surprised
- angry
- bored
- sick
- worried
- hot
- tired
- hungry
- sad
6.Circle the Correct Word: Feelings and Emotions
Each picture has three words next to it. Only one word is correct, and the child circles it.
Task: Look at the picture. Circle the correct word.
Preview
- 1.AtiredBangryChappy
- 2.AworriedBhungryCsad
- 3.AhappyBsurprisedCshy
- 4.AcoldBworriedCexcited
- 5.AsadBhotChungry
- 6.AsadBsurprisedCsleepy
- 7.AcoldBsleepyCsick
- 8.AworriedBcoldCexcited
- 9.AscaredBexcitedCsick
- 10.AangryBsurprisedCtired
Show the answers
- happy
- hungry
- shy
- cold
- hot
- surprised
- sleepy
- worried
- excited
- tired
7.Word Search: Feelings and Emotions
The words are hidden in a letter grid, across and down. The picture list shows the words to find.
Task: Find the 10 words in the grid. The words go across and down.
Preview
| K | E | A | I | C | A | S | F | D | T | O | N |
| S | X | V | G | G | R | B | W | T | L | K | W |
| J | C | C | P | H | U | N | G | R | Y | F | K |
| O | I | R | H | U | E | E | R | U | I | A | S |
| H | T | S | J | B | C | T | S | T | I | G | H |
| O | E | N | O | C | O | L | D | L | T | A | G |
| T | D | B | O | R | E | D | F | U | W | N | J |
| O | S | U | R | P | R | I | S | E | D | G | M |
| S | I | F | V | S | C | A | R | E | D | R | I |
| H | M | J | I | R | G | V | Z | I | O | Y | J |
| Y | S | N | W | S | A | D | E | I | A | G | D |
| K | K | M | G | G | E | L | U | G | W | I | M |
- SURPRISED
- EXCITED
- SCARED
- HUNGRY
- ANGRY
- BORED
- COLD
- SHY
- HOT
- SAD
Show the answers
- SURPRISED (→ 8,2)
- EXCITED (↓ 1,2)
- SCARED (→ 9,5)
- HUNGRY (→ 3,5)
- ANGRY (↓ 6,11)
- BORED (→ 7,3)
- COLD (→ 6,5)
- SHY (↓ 9,1)
- HOT (↓ 5,1)
- SAD (→ 11,5)
8.Sorting Worksheet: Feelings and Emotions
Words from two topics are mixed. The child writes each word in the correct column.
Task: Write each word in the correct column.
Preview
- umbrella
- snowman
- angry
- sick
- snow
- cloudy
- wind
- scared
- bored
- cloud
- hot
- happy
Feelings
Weather
Show the answers
Feelings
- sick
- scared
- bored
- hot
- happy
- angry
Weather
- snow
- cloudy
- cloud
- snowman
- umbrella
- wind
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