Negative emotions

anxious

feeling nervous or worried about something that might happen

Sample: I was ….. before my spelling test, like my brain had gone on a little vacation without me.

desolate

very empty, lonely, or sad-looking

Sample: The playground felt ….. when it rained and all the swings were just swaying by themselves.

dismayed

shocked or upset because something didn’t go as expected

Sample: I was ….. when my cupcake turned out to be just a muffin with no frosting—betrayal in baked form.

irritable

easily annoyed or grumpy

Sample: He was ….. after waking up from his nap and realizing someone had eaten the last cookie (it was Grandma).

sullen

quietly upset and refusing to smile or talk

Sample: She looked ….. after being told she couldn’t wear her dinosaur costume to school on picture day.