Feelings Worksheets for Kids and Beginner ESL Students
These feelings and emotions worksheets help students recognize, spell, and use common emotion words in English, such as happy, sad, angry, bored, tired, and scared. They’re ideal for lessons on greetings (“How are you?”) and for helping beginners talk about how they feel. Suitable for kids and beginner ESL learners, the activities can be used to introduce new vocabulary, review spelling, and practice speaking in a supportive way.
Feelings Matching Worksheet
There are 12 different pictures of feelings and emotions. Students look at the pictures and match them to the corresponding word.
Feelings Fill-in-the-Blank Worksheet
Students look at the pictures and then fill in the blanks with a feeling to complete the sentence.
Feelings Tracing Worksheet
Students trace words like happy, sad, and angry under matching pictures to practice spelling and pronunciation.
Circle the Feeling Name
Students look at each emoji and circle the correct feelings word, such as happy or bored.
Feelings Writing Practice
This worksheet helps young learners practice writing the names of feelings. Students will look at the emoji and then write the corresponding emotion (e.g., happy, sad, angry) on the line.
Feelings Drawing Worksheet
This activity encourages learners to read the feeling word and then draw that emotion on a blank face. Great for practicing vocabulary and helping students connect words with facial expressions.
Feelings Unscramble Worksheet
Students rearrange the letters to make an emotion word and then write it in the box.
Feelings and Emotions Word Search
There are 12 words for students to find. Once they find the words in the grid, students should check off the words at the bottom of the page.
Teaching Tip: Start Your Lesson With This Feelings Activity Video
This Feelings Guessing Game pairs perfectly with these worksheets. Play it at the start of class to warm up and activate their existing knowledge of feelings and emotions vocabulary.
More Feelings and Emotions Resources
If you’re teaching a full unit on feelings and emotions, here are some extra materials you can use alongside these worksheets to reinforce vocabulary and keep students engaged: