Emotions Word Lists for Classrooms
These emotions word lists are designed as a student resource.
This is another free resource for teachers and homeschool families from www.freewordwork.com.
About these lists
These lists are designed to be used however they fit into your classroom!
At first, I was thinking I was creating them for studying characters in reading. I thought they could be useful when students are trying to share how characters are feeling. Once I spent more time with the words, I realized they also will fit well into our Leader in Me time. One more idea, they are perfect when it is time to focus on word connotation. Students can pick two or three similar words and explain how the connotations differ. Whatever your reason for downloading the lists, I hope these are useful!
Word List 1 Words
- amused
- angry
- annoyed
- anxious
- bored
- calm
- cautious
- confident
- confused
- content
- courageous
- cranky
- curious
- delighted
- desperate
- excited
- fearful
- frightened
- frustrated
- furious
- glad
- grateful
- guilty
- hopeful
- hopeless
- hurt
- included
- jealous
- joyful
- lonely
- lucky
- miserable
- motivated
- nervous
- optimistic
- overjoyed
- playful
- pleased
- proud
- puzzled
- relaxed
- relieved
- sad
- scared
- shocked
- shy
- smug
- startled
- stuck
- surprised
- suspicious
- terrified
- thoughtful
- tired
- upset
- useless
- worried
Word List 2 Words
- abandoned
- accepted
- adored
- afraid
- aggravated
- agitated
- alarmed
- amazed
- ambitious
- amused
- angry
- anguished
- annoyed
- anxious
- appalled
- appreciated
- ashamed
- astonished
- astounded
- awestruck
- baffled
- betrayed
- bewildered
- bitter
- bold
- bored
- burdened
- calm
- cautious
- chagrined
- cherished
- confident
- conflicted
- confused
- content
- courageous
- cranky
- crushed
- curious
- cynical
- defeated
- dejected
- delighted
- depressed
- desperate
- despondent
- determined
- devoted
- disconnected
- discouraged
- disgraced
- disgruntled
- disgusted
- dismayed
- distressed
- doubtful
- drained
- eager
- ecstatic
- elated
- embarrassed
- empowered
- empty
- energized
- enraged
- enthusiastic
- envious
- exasperated
- excluded
- exhausted
- expectant
- fascinated
- fatigued
- focused
- frazzled
- frightened
- fulfilled
- furious
- grateful
- grieving
- heartbroken
- helpless
- hesitant
- hollow
- hopeful
- hopeless
- horrified
- humiliated
- impressed
- inadequate
- included
- indecisive
- indifferent
- infatuated
- inferior
- insecure
- inspired
- interested
- intrigued
- invigorated
- invisible
- jealous
- joyful
- lethargic
- liberated
- listless
- livid
- lonely
- melancholy
- miserable
- mortified
- motivated
- mournful
- mystified
- nostalgic
- numb
- offended
- optimistic
- outraged
- overlooked
- overwhelmed
- panicked
- paranoid
- passionate
- pensive
- perplexed
- petrified
- playful
- pleased
- powerful
- powerless
- prepared
- protective
- proud
- radiant
- rattled
- refreshed
- regretful
- rejected
- rejuvenated
- relaxed
- relieved
- remorseful
- renewed
- resentful
- restless
- satisfied
- secure
- serene
- shaken
- skeptical
- sluggish
- sorrowful
- startled
- stuck
- stunned
- successful
- surprised
- suspicious
- sympathetic
- tearful
- tense
- thoughtful
- torn
- triumphant
- troubled
- unappreciated
- uncertain
- uncomfortable
- uneasy
- unsafe
- valued
- vindictive
- vulnerable
- weary
- worried
You can download these free lists below:
*I have added grade level recommendations for the word lists but choose what works best for your students!
List 1 (1 page), designed for 3rd – 5th grade students
List 2 (2 pages), designed for 5th – 8th grade students
This is intended to be a free resource for teachers and homeschool families. You can copy and use for your personal use. You may not sell or modify and then sell these materials in any manner.