DESCRIBING CHARACTER AND PERSONALITY
WORKS HE E TS , ACT I VI T I E S & GAME S
quiet unfriendly hardworking generous
....................... 1. An adjective to describe someone who makes people laugh.
....................... 2. An adjective to describe someone who doesn't talk much.
....................... 3. An adjective to describe someone who gives their time or money.
....................... 4. An adjective to describe someone who is unkind and doesn't like people.
....................... 5. An adjective to describe someone who lies, cheats or steals.
....................... 6. An adjective to describe someone who is comfortable in social situations.
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B. Match each personality adjective with its opposite.
1. funny ....... a. rude
....... b. lazy
3. generous ....... c. honest
4. quiet ....... d. stingy
5. dishonest ....... e. shy
6. hardworking ....... f. serious
....... g. friendly
....... h. talkative
C. Do the personality adjectives above have a positive, neutral or negative meaning?
Put the adjectives in the correct category.
Positive Neutral Negative
DESCRIBING CHARACTER AND PERSONALITY
WORKS HE E TS , ACT I VI T I E S & GAME S
D. Complete the sentences with the personality adjectives from the box.
quiet serious unfriendly generous hardworking rude honest stingy
1. My dad is very ........................ He always makes me laugh.
2. John is ........................ he gives to charity and volunteers, but Sam is .......................
3. Catherine talks a lot. She is very ........................
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5. I don't feel comfortable talking to new people because I'm ........................ My cousin
Amy loves meeting new people because she is ........................
6. Ingrid is ........................ She doesn't work and she watches a lot of TV. Her sister works
every day. She is ........................
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........................ He always tells the truth.
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10. If you are ........................ and ........................, people won't like to be with you.
11. I like talking to people, but I'm a bit ........................ because I don't have a lot to say.
12. If you tell lies, you are a ........................ person.
E. Complete the description about yourself using personality adjectives.
In general , I'm a ........................ person but I'm not ........................ I'm also not
........................ When I go to parties, I talk/don't talk a lot so I'm ........................
I'm ........................ with my friends. They can/can't trust me because I'm usually very
........................ I work/don't work hard so that makes me ........................
F. Now, use personality adjectives to write a description of a friend or family member.
My .............................................. is ........................ and ........................
He/She isn't ........................ or ........................ His/Her best quality is that he/she is very
....................... Our personalities are sometimes similar because we are both .......................
........................ and he/she is ........................