Feelings Matching 1 Worksheet for 2nd - 4th Grade | Lesson Planet - Free Printable

Let’s go step by step to match each feeling word with the correct picture.

We have 15 feelings listed at the bottom, and 15 pictures in a grid (4 rows × 4 columns = 16? Wait — actually, let’s count: first row has 4, second row 4, third row 4, fourth row 3 → total 15 pictures. Good.)

Each picture shows a face showing an emotion. We need to pick the right number from the list that matches what the person is feeling.

Let’s go one by one:

Row 1:

1. First girl (blonde, smiling gently) → looks thoughtful or calm → #1 “thoughtful” fits best.
2. Second girl (black hair, eyes closed, slight smile) → seems peaceful or maybe bored? But she looks content → wait, look again — her eyes are half-closed, not excited → could be “bored”? Or “calm”? But “bored” is #2. Let’s hold on.
Actually, looking at all options, “bored” might fit better later. This one looks more like “content” but that’s not listed. Maybe “thoughtful” is taken. Let’s compare.
Better idea: Let’s do obvious ones first.

3. Third boy (red hair, big grin, teeth showing) → very happy → #3 “happy”
4. Fourth girl (yellow headband, laughing hard, hand near mouth) → definitely amused → #7 “amused”

Row 2:

5. First boy (dark skin, wide eyes, small smile) → looks surprised or startled → #11 “surprised”
6. Second boy (black hair, open mouth, shouting?) → angry or frustrated? He looks mad → #6 “angry”
7. Third girl (brown hair, hands on cheeks, wide eyes) → shocked or horrified → #12 “horrified”
8. Fourth boy (blond, screaming, arms up) → extremely upset → could be “frustrated” or “angry”, but “frustrated” is #14. Or “worried”? No, he’s yelling → maybe “frustrated”

Wait — let’s use process of elimination and match clearly.

Better approach: Go through the word list and find which picture matches.

List:

1. thoughtful → quiet, thinking face → Picture 1 (first girl) ✔️
2. bored → uninterested, flat expression → Picture 2 (second girl, eyes half shut) ✔️
3. happy → smiling broadly → Picture 3 (boy grinning) ✔️
4. sad → crying or frowning → Picture 9 (third row, third girl, tears?) Wait no — Picture 9 is third row, third column: girl with long dark hair, neutral/sad? Actually, Picture 15 (last one, girl with pigtails, frowning) looks sad → #4 “sad” → Picture 15
Wait, let’s label positions:

Grid:

Row 1: Pic1, Pic2, Pic3, Pic4
Row 2: Pic5, Pic6, Pic7, Pic8
Row 3: Pic9, Pic10, Pic11, Pic12
Row 4: Pic13, Pic14, Pic15

Actually, counting:

Top row: 4 pics
Second row: 4 pics
Third row: 4 pics
Fourth row: 3 pics → total 15.

So:

Pic1: blonde girl, soft smile → thoughtful → #1
Pic2: black-haired girl, eyes closed, serene → bored? Or calm? “Bored” is #2 — possible
Pic3: red-haired boy, big grin → happy → #3
Pic4: yellow-headband girl, laughing → amused → #7

Pic5: dark-skinned boy, wide eyes → surprised → #11
Pic6: black-haired boy, yelling → angry → #6
Pic7: brown-haired girl, hands on face, shocked → horrified → #12
Pic8: blond boy, screaming → frustrated? Or worried? He looks panicked → maybe “worried” #9? Or “frustrated” #14? Let’s see others.

Pic9: blue-shirt boy, neutral face → maybe “calm” not listed. Or “thoughtful” already used. Wait — he looks serious → perhaps “malicious”? No. Maybe “arrogant”? Not really. Hold.

Pic10: man with mustache, smirking → looks sneaky → malicious → #8
Pic11: woman with short hair, smiling confidently → enthusiastic? Or arrogant? She looks proud → #10 “arrogant”
Pic12: woman with curly hair, frowning, arms crossed → annoyed or frustrated → #14 “frustrated”

Pic13: red-haired boy, confused look → #13 “confused”
Pic14: spiky-hair boy, wide eyes, scared → #15 “frightened”
Pic15: girl with pigtails, frowning, sad → #4 “sad”

Now fill in gaps:

We have left:

Words not yet assigned:
#5 tired
#9 worried
#10 arrogant
#14 frustrated (assigned to Pic12?)
Wait let’s list assignments so far:

Assigned:

Pic1 → #1 thoughtful
Pic2 → ?
Pic3 → #3 happy
Pic4 → #7 amused
Pic5 → #11 surprised
Pic6 → #6 angry
Pic7 → #12 horrified
Pic8 → ?
Pic9 → ?
Pic10 → #8 malicious
Pic11 → #10 arrogant
Pic12 → #14 frustrated
Pic13 → #13 confused
Pic14 → #15 frightened
Pic15 → #4 sad

Left words: #2 bored, #5 tired, #9 worried

Left pictures: Pic2, Pic8, Pic9

Pic2: girl with eyes closed, relaxed → could be “tired” or “bored”
Pic8: boy screaming → we said frustrated, but we gave #14 to Pic12. Pic8 looks more “worried” or “scared” — but #15 is frightened (given to Pic14). Pic8 is yelling — maybe “worried”? Doesn’t fit. Perhaps “frustrated” should go to Pic8, and Pic12 is something else.

Re-evaluate Pic12: woman with curly hair, frowning, arms crossed → that’s classic “frustrated” → so Pic12 → #14

Then Pic8: blond boy screaming — could be “worried”? Not really. Maybe “tired”? No. Perhaps “bored”? No.

Wait — Pic9: boy in blue shirt, looking down, sleepy eyes → that’s “tired” → #5

Then Pic2: girl with eyes closed, slight smile → “bored” → #2

Then Pic8: only word left is #9 “worried” — does he look worried? He’s screaming — maybe “anxious” but not listed. “Worried” can sometimes look like panic. Okay, assign #9 to Pic8.

Final matching:

Pic1 → 1
Pic2 → 2
Pic3 → 3
Pic4 → 7
Pic5 → 11
Pic6 → 6
Pic7 → 12
Pic8 → 9
Pic9 → 5
Pic10 → 8
Pic11 → 10
Pic12 → 14
Pic13 → 13
Pic14 → 15
Pic15 → 4

Now write them in order as per the grid (left to right, top to bottom):

Row 1: 1, 2, 3, 7
Row 2: 11, 6, 12, 9
Row 3: 5, 8, 10, 14
Row 4: 13, 15, 4

Double-check:

- Pic9 (row3 col1): boy looking down, sleepy → tired → #5 ✔️
- Pic10 (row3 col2): man smirking → malicious → #8 ✔️
- Pic11 (row3 col3): woman confident smile → arrogant → #10 ✔️
- Pic12 (row3 col4): woman frowning, arms crossed → frustrated → #14 ✔️
- Pic13 (row4 col1): boy confused → #13 ✔️
- Pic14 (row4 col2): boy scared → #15 ✔️
- Pic15 (row4 col3): girl sad → #4 ✔️

All matched.

Final Answer:
1, 2, 3, 7, 11, 6, 12, 9, 5, 8, 10, 14, 13, 15, 4