How many adjectives can you remember for describing people's looks? Try this quiz to test your vocabulary. Match the word on the left with the same meaning on the right

1. unfit 2. presentable 3. thin 4. unkempt 5. ordinary 6. overweight 7. fat 8. slender 9. beautiful 10. curvy

a. fat b. chubby c. plain d. scruffy e. shapely f. attractive g. thin h. smart i. flabby j. skinny

30. Choose the best alternative to complete these sentences:

1. She is a very... person — always smiling and in a good mood.

a. cheerful

b. delighted

c. glad

d. pleased

2. He is a very... person – I do wish he were more easy-going.

a. bad-tempered

b. furious

c. sensitive

d. responsible

3. Don't tell her off - she is very... and she may start to cry.

a. responsible

b. sensible

c. sensitive

d. reliable

4. When his wife started seeing more of the tennis coach, he became very...

a. arrogant

b. envious

c. jealous

d. selfish

5. The twins keep pretending to be each other — they're such... children!

a. evil

b. miserable

c. naughty

d. wicked

6. Thank you for my beautiful present. It was very... of you to buy it for me.

a. charitable

b. generous

c. loyal

d. reliable

7. You have to be quite... to stand up in front of the audience.

a. selfish

b. self-confident

c. self-conscious

d. self-satisfied

8. He is a very... little boy – his parents give him everything he asks for.

a. conceited

b. discriminating

c. generous

d. spoilt

Match the word on the left with the opposite meaning on the right.

1. hairy 2. unfit 3. chubby 4. old 5. smart 6. skinny 7. tall 8. fit 9. unattractive 10. ugly

a. bald b. short c. attractive d. scruffy e. young f. fit g. beautiful h. slender i. obese j. flabby

Complete the sentences with one of the adjectives.

determined, strong-minded, well-adjusted, adventurous, confident, dependable, lonely, stubborn, brilliant, popular, awkward, impulsive

1. A... person is exceptionally intelligent or skilful.

2. A... person is very unwilling to change his mind.

3. An... person is shy and easily embarrassed in a social situation.

4. An... person is willing to take risks and try new things.

5. A... person knows what he wants to do and won't let anything stop him doing it.

6. A... person can resist temptation.

7. A... person is a person most people like.

8. A... person is unhappy because he has no one to talk to.

9. An... person does things suddenly, without thinking first.

10. A... person is calm and good at controlling her emotions.

11. A... person is someone you can rely on.

12. A... person is very sure of himself.