Sadness is an unhappy feeling that people can experience.
The idea
Use sad after be or feel for a person, and before a noun for an unhappy event.
Examples
- The girl is sad about her lost bag.
- The ending of the film was sad.
- He felt sad when his friend left.
- The sad news reached us yesterday.
- Our teacher looked sad this morning.
- That song makes the boy sad.
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A sad film can make someone sad; it does not mean the film feels emotion.
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Choose the correct word. The child feels ___. (sad / tall)
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sad
sad identifies the feeling.
Choose the correct word. It was ___ news. (sad / hungry)
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sad
sad describes the news.
Choose the correct word. She is sad ___ the lost letter. (about / under)
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about
about introduces the reason.
Practice round
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Choose the correct word. The child feels ___. (sad / tall)
Choose the correct word. It was ___ news. (sad / hungry)
Choose the correct word. She is sad ___ the lost letter. (about / under)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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