People and Personalities

➧ Learn to use adjectives to describe people's appearance and personality.
➧ Expand vocabulary with common adjectives for describing physical traits and character.

Describing Appearance
Examples

➧ Tall | Short | Medium height
➧ Blond | Brown | Black hair
➧ Curly | Straight | Wavy hair
➧ Blue | Green | Brown eyes

Describing Personality
Examples

➧ Friendly | Shy | Outgoing
➧ Kind | Generous | Helpful
➧ Serious | Funny | Creative
➧ Lazy | Hardworking | Energetic

These words help paint a picture of what someone is like as a person.

Adjective Order in English
Examples

➧ A tall, blond man with curly hair
➧ A friendly, hardworking woman
➧ A small, green-eyed child

In English, when we use more than one adjective to describe a person, we usually follow a specific order:

➧ Opinion
➧ Size
➧ Age
➧ Shape
➧ Color
➧ Origin
➧ Material and
➧ Purpose.

Example
➧ A tall, blond man with curly hair follows this order.

This might seem complex, but with practice, it becomes easier.