Describing People: Physical Appearance

On this page you will practise some of the vocabulary to describe different types of
physical appearance.
Choose
Complete each definition with the correct words from the list:
1.tall 2.petite 3.elderly 4. built 5. overweight 6.height 7.skinny
8.beautiful 9. twenties 10.handsome

A) A more polite word for describing someone who is 'fat'. ( )
B) The opposite of short. ( )
C) A word to describe an attractive man. ( )
D) A word to describe a very atractive woman. ( )
E) The opposite of 'fat' is 'thin'. This is another word meaning 'thin'. ( )
F) Another word meaning 'old'. ( )
G) If someone is muscular we say they are well-.. ( )
H) Someone who is 26 years old is in their ( )
I) Another word for 'small' often used to describe a woman. ( )
J) Not tall or short. Medium-. ( )


Remember
Complete the gaps in the following sentences with one of the words from the previous
quiz.
A) I used to be quite well- ..when I was younger but now I'm not so fit.
B) Karen is in her If fact she'll be 28 next week.
C) My eldest daughter is quite People often think she's younger than she is because
of her size.
D) Have you seen Mary's new boyfriend? He's so .. Apparently he used to be a
male model.
E) Since I had that cold I've lost so much weight. I've never looked this ..before.
F) The police are looking for two men: one quite short and the other one medium- .
G) The doctor told me I was and needed to cut down on the amount of fatty foods
I eat.
H) There are almost 11 million ..people in the UK who are over the age of 65.
I) You need to be quite .to play basketball. Many players are over 2m
J) Sarah has two .little girls. They're so pretty.





Describing People: Hair


On this page you will practise some of the vocabulary to describe different types of hair.
Choose
Complete each definition with the correct words:
1.dark 2. long 3.fringe 4. curly 5.cropped 6.wavy 7.blonde 8.thick 9. bald 10.ponytail

A) This is a style of hair that is extremely short. ( )

B) The word to describe light-coloured hair.( )

C) Somebody who has no hair at all is this. ( )
D) The opposite of straight hair. ( )

E) This kind of hair is in between straight and curly. ( )

F) The opposite of blonde hair.( )

G) The opposite of short hair. ( )

H) Hair worn tied up at the back is called this. ( )

I) The front part of the hair combed forward over the forehead.( )

J) The opposite of thin hair. ( )



Remember
Complete the gaps in the following sentences with one of the words from the previous quiz.
A) I need to get my cut. It's hanging over my eyes.
B) Sarah has had her hair dyed ... It's as yellow as the sun.
C) Lots of my daughter's friends seem to hate very ..hair and are always
straightening theirs.
D) Have you got a hair band I could use to tie my hair in a ?
E) He used to have loads of hair ... now he's completely .. .
F) Tom's hair is .. . He say's it's much easier to manage very short hair.
G) Helen's hair isn't curly or straight. I suppose you'd call it . .
H) My hair's so thin. I wish it was like yours.
I) Clare has such .. hair. It almost reaches down to her waist.
J) I'm bored having fair hair. I think I'll get it dyed and go ..., maybe even
black.