A) Match the adjectives in the box with the pictures: 
1. attentive 
2. calm 
3. cheeky 
4. intelligent 
5. faithful 
6. pessimistic 
7. friendly 
8. good-tempered 
9. happy 
10. hard-working 
11. honest 
12. nervous 
13. humble 
14. lively 
15. obedient 
16. optimistic 
17. outgoing 
18. impatient 
19. polite 
20. popular 
21. reserved 
22. tidy 
23. rude 
24. distracted 
25. bad-tempered
D) Match the adjectives in the column A with their opposites in column B 
Column A 
· attentive 
· friendly 
· good 
· calm 
· good- tempered 
· careful 
· grateful 
· hard-working 
· unhappy 
· polite 
Column B 
· nervous 
· bad-tempered 
· careless 
· distracted 
· bad 
· unfriendly 
· happy 
· strict 
· ungrateful 
· dishonest 
· rude 
C) Now put the words in the correct group 
· Bad qualities 
__________________________________________ 
__________________________________________ 
__________________________________________ 
_____________________________ 
· Good qualities 
______________________________________ 
______________________________________ 
______________________________________ 
______________________________________ 
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B) What are these people like? Match the words in the box with what they are saying. 
generous – impatient – selfish – sensible – silly – rude 
1. Have my cake – I can get some more. _________________________________ 
2. I don´t care about them! I´ve got my own problems. ____________________ 
3. Let’s put toothpaste all around his mouth while he´s asleep. ______________ 
4. Come on, hurry up! I can´t wait any longer. ____________________________ 
5. Give it back! That´s my doll. _________________________________________ 
6. Let´s cross the road at the zebra crossing. It´s safer there. ________________

Describing Character (Exercises)

  • 1.
    A) Match theadjectives in the box with the pictures: 1. attentive 2. calm 3. cheeky 4. intelligent 5. faithful 6. pessimistic 7. friendly 8. good-tempered 9. happy 10. hard-working 11. honest 12. nervous 13. humble 14. lively 15. obedient 16. optimistic 17. outgoing 18. impatient 19. polite 20. popular 21. reserved 22. tidy 23. rude 24. distracted 25. bad-tempered
  • 2.
    D) Match theadjectives in the column A with their opposites in column B Column A · attentive · friendly · good · calm · good- tempered · careful · grateful · hard-working · unhappy · polite Column B · nervous · bad-tempered · careless · distracted · bad · unfriendly · happy · strict · ungrateful · dishonest · rude C) Now put the words in the correct group · Bad qualities __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ _____________________________ · Good qualities ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ___ B) What are these people like? Match the words in the box with what they are saying. generous – impatient – selfish – sensible – silly – rude 1. Have my cake – I can get some more. _________________________________ 2. I don´t care about them! I´ve got my own problems. ____________________ 3. Let’s put toothpaste all around his mouth while he´s asleep. ______________ 4. Come on, hurry up! I can´t wait any longer. ____________________________ 5. Give it back! That´s my doll. _________________________________________ 6. Let´s cross the road at the zebra crossing. It´s safer there. ________________