Feel It, Name It: Feelings and Reactions Vocabulary for Grade 1

This Grade 1 worksheet focuses on building emotional vocabulary through the topic
Vocabulary for Feelings & Reactions. It helps young learners identify different emotions
and reactions they experience in daily life and common situations.

Designed for early learners, the worksheet uses clear multiple-choice questions to make
learning simple and meaningful. Students practice recognizing emotion words like happy,
sad, angry, excited, scared, and proud, and understanding reaction words that show how
people respond in different situations.

Why Feelings and Reactions Matter in Grammar?

Learning feeling and reaction words is important because:
1. It helps children express emotions clearly using correct words.
2. It builds adjective and noun vocabulary needed for sentence formation.
3. It supports emotional awareness and communication skills.
4. It improves comprehension of everyday conversations and stories.

What’s Inside This Worksheet?

This worksheet includes four engaging vocabulary-building exercises:

🧠 Exercise 1 – Vocabulary for Emotions 
Students identify basic emotion words such as happy, sad, joyful, calm, excited, and
proud.

😊 Exercise 2 – Basic Feelings 
Learners choose correct feelings based on physical states and experiences like being
tired, hungry, scared, or relaxed.

🎭 Exercise 3 – Simple Feelings in Situations 
Students recognize emotions felt in real-life situations such as birthdays, winning or
losing games, loud noises, and being alone.

⚡ Exercise 4 – Feelings & Reactions Vocabulary 
This exercise focuses on reaction words like shout, cry, laugh, yawn, wow, and scream to
show emotions and responses.

ANSWER KEY(For Parents & Educators)

Exercise 1 – Vocabulary for Emotions 
1. Happy 

2. Glad 

3. Sad 

4. Love 

5. Joy

6. Mad 

7. Peaceful 

8. Upset 

9. Excited 

10. Proud 

Exercise 2 – Basic Feelings 
1. Tired 

2. Sleepy 

3. Happy 

4. Hungry

 5. Sad 

6. Relaxed

7. Angry 

8. Afraid

 9. Happy 

10. Bored 

Exercise 3 – Simple Feelings in Situations 
1. Scared 

2. Excited 

3. Sad 

4. Proud 

5. Afraid

6. Loved 

7. Happy 

8. Lonely 

9. Sleepy 

10. Shocked 

Exercise 4 – Feelings & Reactions Vocabulary 
1. Surprised 

2. Shocked 

3. Smile 

4. Cry 

5. Mad 

6. Excited 

7. Yawn 

8. Scream 

9. Laugh 

10. Wow

Help your child confidently understand and express emotions using age-appropriate
vocabulary practice for Grade 1.
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