Quiz – Collocations: Emotions

Complete each sentence with a word from the box.

charged mask suppress uneasy

drained sinking surge vague
heightens spare trembled vent

1. Every time I go into the messy kitchen, it _______________ my guilty

feelings about not keeping the house cleaner.
2. He tried to ____________ his attraction to his female manager, knowing
such a relationship would be inappropriate.
3. I don't use services like Uber because I feel ______________ about getting
into the car of a complete stranger.
4. The pastor's voice ____________ with emotion as he spoke about how God
had changed his life.
5. I witnessed so many tragedies when I was working in a war-torn country
that after a while I became ______________ of emotion.
6. My parents tried to _______________ their feelings when I told them I'd
dropped out of college - but I could tell they were disappointed.
7. She couldn't figure out exactly what was worrying her; she just had a
______________ feeling of anxiety.
8. Thanks for listening to me ______________ - I've needed to talk about
these issues for quite a while.
9. The alcoholics anonymous meeting was ______________ with emotion as
each member described their battle with addiction.
10. He's really proud of his artwork, even though it's not that good - but I
refrain from saying anything in order to ______________ his feelings.
11. When she smelled the food burning in the oven, she had the
_____________ feeling that she'd completely ruined dinner.
12. I felt a _____________ of fear as I walked up to the edge of the high diving
board.

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Writing Exercises
Write 1-3 full sentences for each question.
1. Write about a time when you were overcome by emotion.

2. When have you felt a flood of gratitude?

3. When have you felt a flicker of guilt?

4. Describe a situation you've encountered when emotions were running high.

5. How does having lots of pent-up feelings affect a person?

6. Talk about a time someone vented their feelings to you.

7. What kinds of feelings does your favorite book or movie evoke?

8. Describe a time when you had a nagging feeling that just wouldn't go away.

9. What's something that makes you feel uneasy?

10. What's something that gave you a sinking feeling?

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 11. Do you tend to trust and follow your gut feelings, or do you tend to follow
logic/reasoning instead?

Quiz Answers
1. heightens
2. suppress
3. uneasy
4. trembled
5. drained
6. mask
7. vague
8. vent
9. charged
10. spare
11. sinking
12. surge

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