New Treasure Plus (Third Edition) 1A 1 of 4

Graded vocabulary worksheet Unit 1

Name: _________________________ ( ) Class: __________ Date: ______________________

Describing appearance
You are creating a profile to introduce your friends and relatives to your
classmates. Complete the descriptions by underlining the correct words in
brackets.

My friends, my family!

Jenny has Carly (2) (wears Cousin Steven has

(1) (curly/straight/wavy) glasses/wears a ponytail) (3) (chubby/slim/straight)
hair. so that she can see the cheeks.
blackboard.

Aunt Jessie’s hair is Ricky has a Susan usually wears

long and (5) (fringe/glasses/ponytail) her hair in a
(4) (curly/straight/wavy). on his forehead. (6) (fringe/glasses/ponytail).

Amy has pretty Tim has a Uncle Felix is a tall and

(7) (curly/straight/wavy) (8) (curly/round/wavy) face. (9) (chubby/round/slim)
hair. sportsperson.

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New Treasure Plus (Third Edition) 1A 2 of 4

Graded vocabulary worksheet Unit 1

Name: _________________________ ( ) Class: __________ Date: ______________________

Describing personality
Your cousin is having an online chat with her classmate. She has asked for your
help with writing adjectives describing personality. Complete the email by
underlining the correct words in brackets.

Jane: Hey Mike, how many children are there in your family? In my family,
there are two children—my sister Kate and me.
Mike: I have two sisters! My younger sister Judy is (1) (cheerful/curious/shy).
She’s usually in a great mood! But my elder sister Claire is a bit
(2) (bossy/easy-going/kind). She always orders Judy and me to do
things for her. Do you and Kate have similar personalities?
Jane: Not at all. I’m very (3) (bossy/talkative/shy). I love chatting with new
people. But Kate is (4) (cheerful/curious/shy). She doesn’t really like
talking to people. Do you have a sister? What are your parents like?
Mike: My mum is (5) (curious/energetic/talkative). She takes care of so
much housework and buys groceries every day. My dad is
(7) (bossy/easy-going/kind). He never worries too much even though
he works a lot. What about your parents?
Jane: Dad is a very (8) (curious/kind/shy) person. He is always happy to
help our friends and neighbours. Mum is (9) (cheerful/curious/shy).
She is keen to learn about new things.

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New Treasure Plus (Third Edition) 1A 3 of 4

Graded vocabulary worksheet Unit 1

Name: _________________________ ( ) Class: __________ Date: ______________________

Understanding parts of speech

Your friend Kira has started at a new school. She is writing a presentation script
to introduce herself to her new classmates. Read her presentation script by
writing the correct part of speech from the box below for each underlined word
on the lines below. You need to use each part of speech twice.
adjective adverb noun pronoun verb

Good morning, everyone!

Let (1) me introduce myself. I’m Kira. I’m new to this school. I’m a bit (2) shy,
but I hope to (3) make some friends here.
My (4) favourite hobby is reading. I read every day. I (5) often go to the
(6) library to borrow new books. I can read (7) quickly. Sometimes I (8) finish a
whole book in one day.
I also enjoy hiking. I often hike with my aunt and uncle. (9) They know lots of
great hiking trails.
I look forward to getting to know you all. Thank you for your (10) time.

(1) ____________
(2) ____________
(3) ____________
(4) ____________
(5) ____________
(6) ____________
(7) ____________
(8) ____________
(9) ____________
(10) ____________

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New Treasure Plus (Third Edition) 1A 4 of 4

Graded vocabulary worksheet Unit 1

Name: _________________________ ( ) Class: __________ Date: ______________________

Consolidation
You are writing a blog entry about your family. Complete the blog entry by using
the correct words from the box below. Write the correct part of speech for each
underlined word on the lines below.

My lovely family
Hi everyone! This is Jacob. I’m 12 years old. As you can see from my profile
picture, I have curly and (1) (round/straight/wavy) hair. I’m really (2) (easy-
going/curious/talkative). I don’t get (3) angry often and I seldom worry about
things.
I have a younger sister. Her name is Jill. She is 10 years old. I love her cute
(4) (cheerful/chubby/curious) cheeks. Her hair is very long, so she usually puts
(5) it in a (6) (glasses/ponytail). Jill often does nice things for me. She gives me a
present for my birthday every year. She’s so (7) (energetic/kind/talkative)! I’m
lucky to have such a lovely sister!
My (8) parents are great too. Mum is (9) (cheerful/energetic/kind). She plays lots
of sports, such as tennis and swimming, and she never gets tired. I really can’t
keep up with her! That’s why she’s very (10) (easy-going/kind/slim). Mum wears
(11) (glasses/ponytail), even when she’s playing tennis. She can’t see
(12) clearly without them.
Dad is (13) (cheerful/energetic/talkative). He always chats with us about his day.
He (14) tells us lots of great stories of his past too! I love listening to him talk.
Dad is really (15) (cheerful/chubby/curious)! He’s always happy. He makes the
rest of us happy too!
But the best member of our family is … our cat! Her name is Molly. She has a
(16) (round/straight/wavy) face that looks like a little furry ball. (17) She is
adorable! Our lovely kitten is very (18) (cheerful/curious/kind). She loves
exploring new things and new places.

(3) ____________ (12) ____________

(5) ____________ (14) ____________
(8) ____________ (17) ____________

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