Vocabulary Describing People

Name:_____________________________ Class:_______ Date:_______________________

Physical characteristics
Appearance (aspeto)
Beautiful - bonita
Handsome - bonito
Ugly feio(a)
Pretty bonito(a)

Hair (cabelo)
Length

Shape

Long comprido

Straight - liso

Short curto

Wavy - ondulado

Medium mdio

Curly encaracolado
Spiky - espetado

Age (idade)
Young - jovem

Colour

Old - velho

Black / Dark escuro

Hairstyles

Middle-aged meia-idade

Brown castanho

Fringe franja

Fair / Blond louro

Bunches tots

Red ruivo

Pony-tail rabo de cavalo

Tall alto(a)

Grey grisalho

Pigtail - trana

Short baixo(a)

White - branco

Bald - careca

Height (altura)

Medium height / Average

Eyes (olhos)

height estatura mediana

Size / Shape

Colour

Big grandes

Black / Dark - escuros

Skinny muito magro(a)

Small pequenos

Brown

Thin magro(a)

Round redondos

castanhos / acastanhados

Slim elegante

Slanting rasgados

Green / Greenish verdes /

Fat gordo(a)

Almond-shaped ovais

esverdeados

Weight (peso)

Brownish

Plump rechonchudo(a)

Blue / Bluish azuis /

Well-built bem constitudo

azulados

Face (cara)

Nose (nariz)

Long comprida

Long - comprido

Oval oval

Big - grande

Round redonda

Small pequeno

Square quadrada

Turned-up arrebitado

Freckles com sardas

Crooked - encurvado

Beauty spot sinal

Beard barba
Moustache bigode

Mouth (boca) / Ears (orelhas)

Big grande (es)
Small pequena (as)
Medium tamanho mdio

Wrinkles - rugas

Psychological characteristics

Intelligent inteligente

Calm calmo(a) / sereno

Nervous - nervoso

Hard-working trabalhador

Smart astuto

Lazy - preguioso

Friendly / Kind amistoso

Wise sensato

Bossy - autoritrio

Polite bem-educado

Honest honesto

Stupid - estpido

Passionate apaixonado

Patient paciente

Shy - tmido

Enthusiastic entusiasta

Gentle gentil

Outgoing - expansivo

Optimistic otimista

Sympathetic compreensivo

Cool - fixe

Nosy metedio

Happy feliz

Brave - corajoso

Sad triste

Boring aborrecido

Generous - generoso

Active - ativo

Charming charmoso

Curious - curioso

Stubborn - teimoso

Lively cheio de vida

Responsible - responsvel

Energtic - energtico

Rude mal-educado

Jealous invejoso / ciumento

Practice
1. Match the adjectives in column A with their opposites in column B.
A

Short

Thin

Small

Lazy

Nervous

Sad

Hard-working

Ugly

Pretty

Long / Tall

Dull

Stupid

Fat

Outgoing

Happy

Polite

Shy

Lively

Young / New

Big

Intelligent

Calm

Rude

Old

2. Write six sentences using the adjectives above. Follow the model.
Ex: Joan is tall and thin. She is hard-working and intelligent.

a. My best friend _______________________________________________________________

b. My classmate _______________________________________________________________
c. Brians sister ________________________________________________________________
d. Christies father ______________________________________________________________
e. The Smiths cat ______________________________________________________________
f.

Pams grandparents __________________________________________________________

Good Work!