ae for Primary School Compositions.Contents How to Use this Guide Phrases to Describe Happiness Phrases to Describe Sadness Phrases to Describe Anger Phrases to Describe Fear Phrases to Describe Surprise. Phrases to Describe Excitement Phrases to Describe Pain, Phrases to Describe Tiredness Final Word from the Author About the Author You might find these online courses helpfull 10 13 16 19 22 28 28 29 30 How to Use this Guide (Do youhave dificuty wing compostions? Do you have ditculy frding the right ‘words or phrases fo use? Do you want ta wre better compositions’? ‘Sure, you do. Hf not you wouldnt Rave picked up thie guide. Maybe your parents got this guide for you and they are now forcing you to read it Don't worry. This is not going to be your usual, boring assessment book, In fac, | Purposely made t short and sweet so that you can get on with your fe after your parents have forced yout fish reading tis, ‘This guide is lives ino 8 sections, wih each section categorised under a certain ‘emotion ~ Happiness, Sadness, Anger, Fear, Surprise, Excitemert, Pain, Tedness, For each section, there wil be 10 simple phrases that you can lear to express the ‘emotional quality of your characters whten you are witing a composition. | chose those emotions because they are the basic emotions of any human and your characters inthe story would probably experience some of them as evens unfold "You wifi these phrases simple, ofectve and easy-to-use for your wring, They wil help you to express yourself befor and add some colour to your story Refer to this gu compostion assignments. Overtime, these phrases vil gow on you snd you wil FY one in a while to pick out phrase o use for your start using tem naturally, or even better, come up with your ov) Enioy the wing process!Phrases to Describe Happiness 1. ima state of bliss - complete happiness, spiritual joy | Eating the chocolate cake made by the famous pasty chef put mein 2 State oF bss, Jane was ina state of iss efter her boyfriend offve yeas proposed to er 2, on cloud nine~ ina state a elation 2. Tomas on cloud nine when Mary agreed to go out on 2 date with him '. Saly was on cloud nine ater she graduated om college. 4. over the moon ~ extremely happy a rhea had peat rg exer a wes over the moon 18. John was over the moon when the announcer called out his kucky craw umber 4. dizzy with delight ina state of (uncontrolable) happines 1 Jane was cizzy wih delight when he found out that his parents had bought er 8 pupoy. », The boy was cizzy with delight o find out that he had wen the competion 5. Jumping for joy - action to show happiness 1 The chitren were jumping for joy when they found out that there was m0 school the next cay, When his porents agreed to buy hima bcycl, he jumped fer joy 6. im high spirits —in a good mood 4 The boys were in high spits ater they won the soccer match '. Inhigh sprit, the solders sang loudy as they marche7. having a whale of a time - enjoying a really ood time or event 1. The twins had a whale ofa te atthe theme park 1b. Trust me, you will have e whale of time a this party. 6, seventh heaven — sternal bles (used a8 a hyperbole) 2. Tania was in seventh heaven when she found out thet she got into the secondary schoo! that she wanted. 2° when tne baby spoke her very fet werd, her mother was in seventh heaven 8. grin trom ear to ear—emiing widely |. He grinned from aar fo ear when he unwrapped his present '. The cheeky bey grinned ttm ear to ear as he though of realy good rank to play on is fiona 10. walking on air — elated or exuoeranty joyful {Tony was walking on ar when he found out that he got tp in class 1 He sure is waking on a today! | wonder what is the good news? Phrases to Describe Sadness 1. down in the dumps - gloomy, melancholic state of mind 12 Mr Tan was down inthe dumps after he lost his job, '. Soft wes down inthe dumps to find out that her pet cat had passed away 2. heartending ~ causing great sadness /dstoss * | Sho.seng such # heartrending version of tat sopg that mado everyone in tho room toa. 1b When she heard the bad news, she lt out heart-rending wall and fel to er knees in got 3, feeling blue ~ unhappy, depressed 8 Hewas feeling blue 2s ne wae lef out fom the class gathering . Feeling blue, Sharon locked herein the room and ate le-cream4 heavy-hearted / heavy heart feng melancholic or depressed |. After ring out that she had fled all her tests. Say watked home with @ heavy heart ©, John was heayy-hearted fo nd out that his feam had last the competition ‘5. wretched with grief ina site of extreme sacnese, gret-sticken 12 Lola was wretaned with grief when she found out that her pet dog had dha, © Wretched with gre. tne lacy bused her face inher hande and started sobbing. 6. Im the doldrums - suggish, in ow spits, dul, istess 4. Jack was inthe dolirums after losing the match. He spent most of his {ime sleeping in is room One the fst day of schoo afer the holidays, the teacher could sense that the entre cass was inthe dotarums, 7. bummed out upset, dieappeinted . | He felt bummed out after being losing the badminton match "b. |am feeling bummed ox rom gating fred trom my job. 8. reduced to tears - make a person xy 12 When the Mr Lee reprimanded her for not handing up her homework, she was reduced to tears. . 2 The borer was reduced fo tears when he realised that he hed lost the aren 8. cresttallen-dispnies, dejected 1 He was crestfalen to find out that his apeication the secondery schoo! ofchoice was rejected ‘5. After losing the match, the players went home, crestfolen, 10. sinking feeling - a teeing of uneasiness ard apprehension 2. Ihave a sinking feating that his ea wil not workout well 1. The moment he neard tne phone rang, he had a sinking feting that something was not rightPhrases to Describe Anger blinded by rage unable to think clearly due to extreme anger 2. Blinded by rage, he threw hie ctr at he teacnar 1. Timwas so blinded by rage that he shouted a is groupmates in rot of the whole clas. (0 ballistic fy into a rage, 1. Father went ballistic after he found out that | was suspended from school 1 got some bad news for you but you must promise me that you wil net go bls when you heer buirst a blood vessel -to be very angry or frustrated over something |& Mes Lim neary burst a blood vessel while marking the student's essays 1b. Ut tak to her again | might burst 2 blood vessel ‘expressed outrage - showed displeasure or anger 12. The public xeressed outrage over the king of public tranaport fares. 2. The workers expressed their outrage when the boss broke the nows that ‘her salaries wil be cut this year (on a warpath — extremely angry and inclined fo take action (aten hostle) 42 Mr Toh was on a warpath the moment he found out that hie car was vandalised b. Stay away from him. Someone siole his hand phone and now he son @ warpath hissy fit a tantrum or an angry outburst 4. My younger sister threw a hissy fi when my parents refused to buy her the (oy she wanted. Ignore her. She & throwing another one of her hissy ts animosity = strong hostiy, hated 4 Ido not know what isto her deserve such animosity b. The senior students dleplayed animosity tothe junior students who were sharing the basketball court with them,8. tonguedashing -to give a ecolsing 12. Jon received # severe tongue lashing rom aur form teacher after he failed 6 {hand up his homewark forthe tia time. Father ave me a tengue lashing fo fang my compesiton test 8, exasperated —intuiste, tate intensely b ‘Saly was exasperated by her mother's constant nagging | am exasperated by her lousy working sttuce! 10. blow your top off- to lose your temper The principal bie his top off when the boy argued back instead of ‘apologising for his misdeeds Take a step back end count fo ten. You do not want o blow your top off ad say things that you wl grat ater, Phrases to Describe Fear 1. the heebie jeebies ~a sate of rerousness caused by fear or ariel, 4. This pace is giving me the heebiejeebies 'b. The moment entered the store roam, | gt the heebiejecbies, 2, blood run cold to be extrerelyhightenes 8. When the robber whipped eyt his knife to my throat, my blood ran cod . >. Hearing her scream made my blood run cold 3. to get goose bumps — bumps appearing on the skin dus o colt or emational stess, 4. Sally got goose bumps the moment she heard someane cel er rieme out inthe dark 1. That howling sound is uing me goosebumps!‘deer caught inthe headlights — to tightened or eurpied to move, 12 “Lamythe teacher shouted. Larry immediately roze Ike » deer caught the headin. 1. Like @ deer caugtt inthe headlight Garren stood rooted fo the ground ith his jaw hanging open. ‘sense of foreboding —fosing a sence of impending evi or misfortune. 8. When | entered the house, | fet a song sense of foreboding 2 As she entered the it withthe stranger, she go strong sense of foreboding. , your heat missed a beat - 1 fe! so trightoned or exctad tet your heart beats fastr 12 Tom ft his heart miss a beat when he heard 9 loud, crf voice behind ben 1b. My neart missed @ beat the moment that ick swerved out of nowhere! 7 on pins and needles — nervous, n suspense 12. He.was on pins and needles wise wating for her name tobe called out 2. While wating forth exam resus 0 be released, the students were on pins and needles 8. scared out of one's wits ~ extremely frightened 1 Mechelle was seared out of he wits when her brother jumped out ofthe closet with @ mask . The loud explosion scared me out of my wits 8. shake ikea leat ~ to tremble intensely trom foar '& She coutd not sap herself rom shaking ike a leaf as she hid under her bee - The hostage started ta shake ike @ leaf when the robber sressed his knife Lp against her throat 10. hyperventilate ~to breathe abnormally fast or deep 1. When she saw the amount of bloed she lost. she started hyparventiating 2. The victim was stil hyperventlatng from the shock when the police arved atthe scenePhrases to Describe Surprise . 4. dropped the bombshell - make an unexpected or shatering announcement 2. Toby dropped the bombshell during dinner. He old hs parents that he hha tobe retalned for feng al his exars. ‘She dropped the bombshel by revealing that she was three months > . pregnant 1. ata loss for words ~ too surprised to spoak Iwas ata loss fr words when she gave me a surprise present! >. Font know wnat to say. I cin? expect win so am ata loss for werds right now 5. caught off guard - to surpies someone by doing something unexpected 1. The defender was caught of guard by sre’ sudden speed. Wily was caught off guard bythe buly’s sudden attack 6. Mabbergasted — astonished, astounded 14. Me was flabbergasted by the queue he sew outside his shop. 15. Karen was flabbergasted when she saw the decorations inher house. 2. dumbstruck - too suprised to speak . 1 Iwas dumbstruck when the host announced that have von the fst pie. 2. Howas cumbstuck bythe subsequent string of vers that happened within afew seconds. 7. stupetiod —astonshed, unable fo think property 2. His mother wes stypetied when she reeised that her sen was the one performing the daredevi stuns b. Stupefed by whet his friend hed just done, Bob stood there wits his mouth 20802 2. taken abeck ~ surprises orcontised 12. Iwas fakan aback by the news! ‘5 Laura was taken aback by the rude actions ofthe sales staffPhrases to Describe Excitement 8. jaw-dropping amazing, 2. lary i able to perform some jaw-dropping stunts on her skateboard! 1. ounce off the walls ful of nervous energy and excteme 1b The acrobat id some jaw-cropping moves fo entertain the audience ts tet tay ans exclemert 4: The children were bouncing off the wals when the teacher told them that they were going on afd to 8. confound ~to cause surprise and contusion Alter bearing the good news. she was bouncing of the walls 12. The feacher was confounded when she found out that her naughtest student was the top scorer in class. . Allthe students were confounded bythe essay topic they were tasked fo rte during the exams 2. adrenaline pumping —@ high state of excitement 2. As the starter gun sounded off my adrenaline started pumping 2. His adrenaline started pumping winen the competion began 10.0ut ofthe blue ~ without warring, unexpectedly 1 Outofthe blue, there was 9 very loud crash The car came swerving ito my lane out ofthe blue 13. buzz tonte of excitement, Keke 1. Nothing beats the buzz of scoring a three-pointer shot in basketbal! b. The teonagers got a buzz trom sting that ralir-coaster44. ripple of excitomort — a series of quit but excted murmurs @. A ype of éxctement spread through the hal before the principal wes about to make the announcement of saneo closure the coming Friday. 1b. The news caused a ripple of exchementto spread ameng the students 5. cause. str ~to cause unusual interest or excitement 2. The loud bangin the condor caused ast and soon everyone was ‘running out fom the classroom 5, Richard brought nis pet dog to schoo! and caused quite» sk. © pumped ~ extremely enthusiastic. 2 Lam so pumped fr my performance ater on! '. Felicia was fesing pretty pumped or he competion 7. burstwith excitement —to have a stong feeling of exctement 12 When she hoard the news, she burst with excitement 1b The chien burst with excitement when they found out tha they were: ‘ng on an excursion 8. eagerbeaver~ an enthusiastic person 1 James isan nager beaver who wil fish the entre group project hmsett 1 During the math clas. Tobias transforms ino an eager beaver as itis his Dest subject 8, fervour~ intense, passionate feling 14. The pop ster brought the audience to @ fervour with her most popular songs. 1b. The crowd cspiayed a patriote fervour during the National Day celebrations 10, zeal — great energy and enthusiaem in pursuing something ‘He pissessed tremendous zeal in achieving his creams, 1. The zealous fans thronged the stage fo get the pop star's autographPhrases to Describe Pain 4. tender ~ paint, sore 2 My knee was sil fonder rom tha fa 1b. Dont touch my arms sti tender. 41. grueling = ing and demanding 4. The long grueling marathon put many runners fe test ae vob hte yousue youcap aia to 5. writhed —twistng, quiring contortions of the body 12 The injured player vas writhing on the grass and groaning in pan. > Chute fomach, the boy writes in pain. 2. torment —to undergo physical pan or mental anguish ‘agin stomach, (he voy i 2. Going trough 4 periods of math class in one dey i jst torment! 1b. Tormented by his past, the ex-convit had difeulty sleeping at right {6 agonising ~ extremely painful or ditresefut 127 The parents had along. agonising walt ouside the surgery roem wile their cin was being operated on The pain was s0 agonising that he was groaning every few minutes. 3. lacerations ~ deep cus or earn esh © Tree poor grosngevey 12 Sho suffered some lacerations after fling off her motorcycle. 7, excruciating ~ itensely paint Blood was fowing out Fonte lacerations in his eg ating ~rtnsel 18 The pain was so excruciating that he soreamed tke. b. Anexeruciatng pain shot though my ribs. fee gegh 18 throbbing ~ strong regular mythm 2. Ihave a throbbing headache His arm thrabbed in pein 8. pain the neck ~a nuisance 1 That lady is such a pain inthe neck | hope she goes away! ». Eliot canbe @ real pan inthe neck o work wih ‘o.torturous ~ causing sutering 2. Alter the tortuous training, the soldiers ware nay alowed to rest, 1 The torturous heat caused many ofthe runners o fant hatway Phrases to Describe Tiredness. 4, dead tired - etremely weary 12. Fath was dead tired afer working overtime tl 12 midnight 1b am dead the trom studying the whole of ast right. 2, sleep lke a log —to sleep deeply or soundly 2. I slopt ike 2 log ast nigh | did not even realise that my rado was turned |b. Mother tied to wake him up but he caried on slegping ke 2 log. 3. worn out ~ exhausted 2. am worn out fom solving problem after problem. 1b. When the entre day was over Kel fle wor outtL mm 0 Ng {2 Do take a break frm studying! You donot want to get burned out! . He was feeling burned ut fem athe shoo projects he had to complete 8, out like a light to fall asiegp quickly 5. ready to drop — nearly too exhausted and may fall asleep any thoment 12 The miment ne sat down, he was out Ike @ ight 18 After 3 hours of badminton and 2 hours of soccer Jimmy was ready to . Few minutes into the show, Dave wes already out ke a ight crop. . Iwas ready to drop by the time | got home 8. dead on one's foot - extremely weary 1. Robert was deed on his fet after working for 8 hours without break 6. hitthe sack - go to bod . Alter 4 hours of dance practice, | was dead on'my fest 1 Ihave to hit the sack earl tonight as | havea bg tes tomorrow, . . 1, Is time to hit re sack Traning resumes eary tomorrow. 10.drained ~ ted 12 After teaching nonstop for 8 hours, the teacher was completely cine. 7. dogrtired ~ extremely ted Noe! was drained from the long distance traveling, 2. Sophie wes dag-ired ate one whole day f erertation games. b. 1am doe-ired ater teaching backto-back classes