POSITIVE TONE WORDS
hilarious
admiring
adoring
affectionate
hopeful
humorous
Interested
Introspective
Jovial
appreciative
approving
bemused
benevolent
blithe
calm
casual
celebratory
cheerful
comforting
comic
ompassionate
omplimentary
conciliatory
confident
contented
delightful
eamest
ebullent
ecstatic
effusive
elated
empathetic
encouraging
euphoric
Tone:
Joyful
laudatory
light
lively
mirthful
modest
nostalgic
optimistic
passionate
placid
playful
poignant
proud
One Calm
reassuring
reflective
relaxed
respectful
reverent
romantic
sanguine
scholarly
self-assured
NEUTRAL
(+,-, or neutral)
commanding
direct
Impartial
Indirect
day, I found myself
meditative
objective
questioning
speculative
adjective
meadow when I realize that there was a/an
unambiguous
unconcerned
understated
Mad Libs
NEGATIVE TONE WORDS
abhorring
acerbic
ambiguous
ambivalent
-ing verb
angry
annoyed
antagonistic
anxious
adjective
apathetic
apprehensive
belligerent
bewildered
biting
bitter
blunt
concelted
condescending
confused
bossy
cold
contemptuous
curt
cynical
demanding
depressed
derisive
derogatory
desolate
Directions: You're going to create a story of your own by filling in the blanks. The entire focus of this practice is to
first choose a tone and select words that match that tone. Look at the examples if you're still unsure. From there, fill in
the blanks (in white) with your answers. In the first box, you'll type in an adjective (as it's shown below).
For Example:
across a/an
cave in the
If my tone is confident, I might say I was walking proudly and spoke in a loud voice to the interested crowd.
If my tone is nervous, I might say I was walking cautiously and spoke in a quiet voice to the scary crowd.
Happy
enchanting
hostile
Impatient
Incredulous
Indifferent
adjective
Indignant
Inflammatory
Insecure
Insolent
Irreverent
adjective
lethargic
melancholy
mischievous
miserable
mocking
mournful
nervous
ominous
outraged
paranold
pathetic
patronizing
pedantic
pensive
pessimistic
pretentious
psychotic
resigned
reficent