Word Sort:  Words that Describe Emotions and Words that Do Not
 
 Read the following words carefully.  Decide whether a word describes an emotion or not.  Put the emotion words in the column labeled "Emotions."  Put the other words in the column labled "Words that Do Not Describe Emotions."  The first few words have been sorted for you as an example.

afraid, angry, awe, buffalo, contract, dangerous, destructive, determined, enemies, exciting, fear, fight, free, frustrated, grief, honored, hunted, kill, painting, pleased, respected, screamed, slaughtered, sorrow, swore, thunder, trusted, unloaded, upset, wave

 
 Words that Describe Emotions
(words that tell how people feel)

afraid
angry
awe

Words that Do Not Describe Emotions
 (words that do not tell how people feel)

buffalo
contract
dangerous


















 
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