Useful Words and Phrases to Describe How You Feel in English

• Comfortable

Providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief

• Amazed

Filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise

• Fortunate

Having unexpected good luck

• Optimistic

Hopeful that the best will happen in the future

• Pleased

Experiencing or manifesting pleasure

• Free

Able to act at will

• Delighted

Greatly pleased

• Provocative

Serving or tending to excite or stimulate

• Encouraged

Inspired with confidence

• Sympathetic

Expressing compassion or friendly fellow feelings

• Overjoyed

Extremely joyful

• Impulsive

Without forethought

1. Feelings of happiness

• Jason was whistling merrily as he walked home from school.
• Mary looked very pleased when her friends sang her a song.
• Steve was grinning from ear to ear when his parents praised him.
• Julian flushed with delight when he was declared as the winner of the competition.
• Peter skipped home cheerfully after school.
• The girls were in high spirits when they realised that they have made it to the final round of the singing competition.
• The dog wagged its tail happily as it followed its owner for a walk in the park.
  She was as happy as a lark.

2. Speech (Feelings of happiness)

• That was amazing!” Jill cried in delight.
• Thank you so much!” Lucy exclaimed joyfully as the boy returned the wallet to her.
• Look what I have found! A brand new wallet!” she exclaimed gleefully.
• My favourite ice-cream!” James squealed in delight.
• I am sure we will make it to the next round!” said Peter, smiling from ear to ear.

3. Feelings of excitement

• I was so excited that I could hardly sleep.
• His heart pounded in excitement as he raced towards the park.
• Jane was head over heels with excitement when Mrs Tan told her that the class would be going to the cinema.
• Michelle trembled with excitement as she opened the mystery gift.
• There was a buzz of excitement in the air as the teams get ready to for the match.
• I felt a jolt of excitement when Miss Lee told me that I won the first prize in the Math quiz.

4. Feelings of surprise

• I was truly amazed when the magician turned the girl into a rabbit.
• He was deeply puzzled by the treasure chest in the corner. “What could be inside?” he wondered.
• Jessica was fascinated by the tricks that she saw in the magic show.
• To her great surprise, no one was in the room.
• Her eyes widened in surprise as the thief approached her.
• Mandy could not believe her eyes when she saw so many gifts on her table.
• My eyes nearly popped out when I saw the prize tag on the dress.
• The news took him by surprise.

5. Feelings of anger

• She went red with fury when she realized that someone took her bag away.
• The principal was very crossed with the pupils who played truant.
• The girl glared at the bullies angrily.
• She blew her top when she was scolded for no reason.
• His face was as black as thundercloud. No one dared to go near him.
• Jimmy clenched his fists in anger and went up to the bullies.
• Jack’s father was fuming with anger when he could not find Jack in his room.

6. Feelings of disappointment

• The teacher was utterly disappointed by the pupils’ results.
• She felt disheartened when she was not chosen to be on the school team.
• Mary hung her head in disappointment when she failed the test.
• Her hopes were dashed when she learnt that she was not selected for the play.
• Susan was dealt with a big blow when her dog passed away.
• She looked so sad and crestfallen.
• “I can’t believe we lost the game!” John cried out in dismay.
• Disappointment was written all over her face.

7. Feelings of fear

• As the sound of the footsteps became louder, my body started to shiver with fear.
• May turned pale with fright as the snake glided towards her.
• I could hear my heart pounding so fast.
• I stay rooted to the ground, unable to move as I was paralysed with fear.
• The trip has become a total nightmare for them.
• “Look out!” Danny shrieked in fright.
• Joline yelled out in fear as she saw two bears running towards her.
• I got cold feet at the last minute and decided not to go on the roller coaster ride.

8. Feelings of tiredness

• I was completely exhausted after a long day at work.
• She collapsed in exhaustion on her big bed.
• Samuel rubbed his weary eyes, trying to keep himself awake.
• He dozed off immediately after he sat on the couch.
• After a night of computer games, his eyes were bleary.

9. Feelings of curiosity

• Luke’s curious eyes noticed everything around him.
• Out of curiosity, she decided to open the black box.
• Rachel pokes her nose into everything and she was known as the busybody in the class.