Learn words for describing people including what they look like and what kind of person they are with clear examples and practice exercises.
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In this lesson, you will learn simple adjectives to describe people in English. These words help you talk about someone's appearance, personality, and characteristics. You'll discover how to describe height, age, hair color, and personality traits. Mastering these basic descriptive words will help you introduce people, make new friends, and have simple conversations about the people in your life.
Today, a new student joins our class. Her name is Anna. She is tall and has long brown hair.
Anna is very friendly and kind. She smiles at everyone and says hello.
Her brother is short and has curly black hair. He is funny and makes everyone laugh.
Anna says her mother is beautiful and smart, and her father is tall and strong.
By learning these describing words, you can talk about the people around you and make new friends more easily!
Used to describe someone's height. 'Tall' means high, 'short' means not tall.
Describes a person's overall size. Can refer to height, weight, or both.
Describes body weight. Note: 'fat' can be considered rude; 'heavy' or 'large' are more polite.
Describes someone with physical strength or muscular build.
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Describes a person's age. 'Young' means not old, 'old' means having lived for many years.
Describes the length of someone's hair.
Common hair colors. Can also use 'dark' for black/brown hair or 'fair' for blonde.
Describes hair texture. Curly means wavy or coiled, straight means not curly.
Describes someone who is kind, pleasant, and easy to talk to.
Someone who is caring, helpful, and considerate of others.
Someone who makes people laugh or is humorous.
Describes someone who is intelligent and good at learning or solving problems.
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Describes someone's emotional state or general mood.
Describes someone who is nervous around people or doesn't talk much.
Someone who is not afraid and shows courage.
'Beautiful' and 'pretty' are usually for women/girls; 'handsome' is usually for men/boys.
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Challenge yourself with fill-in-the-blank exercises
❌ Wrong: She is a beauty girl.
✓ Correct: She is a beautiful girl. ('beauty' is a noun, 'beautiful' is an adjective)
❌ Wrong: He has a long hairs.
✓ Correct: He has long hair. ('hair' is uncountable)
❌ Wrong: My friend is very much tall.
✓ Correct: My friend is very tall. (use 'very', not 'very much' with adjectives)
❌ Wrong: She have blonde hair.
✓ Correct: She has blonde hair. (third person singular uses 'has')
❌ Wrong: He is a friend person.
✓ Correct: He is a friendly person. (use 'friendly', not 'friend' as adjective)
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✓ She is tall and has long brown hair.
✓ He is a friendly person with a big smile.
✓ My teacher is kind and patient.
✓ That boy is young and energetic.
✓ She has beautiful blue eyes.
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