Describing People: Hair
Complete each definition with the correct words:
A) This is a style of hair that is extremely short:
B) The word to describe light-coloured hair:
C) Somebody who has no hair at all is this:
D) The opposite of straight hair:
E) This kind of hair is in between straight and curly:
F) The opposite of blonde hair:
G) The opposite of short hair:
H) Hair worn tied up at the back is called this:
I) The front part of the hair combed forward over the forehead:
J) The opposite of thin hair:
Complete the gaps in the following sentences with one of the words from the
previous quiz.
A) I need to get my ______________cut. It's hanging over my eyes.
B) Sarah has had her hair dyed ___________ . It's as yellow as the sun.
C) Lots of my daughter's friends seem to hate very hair and are always straightening
theirs.
D) Have you got a hair band I could use to tie my hair in a ______________ ?
E) He used to have loads of hair ... now he's completely ____________ .
F) Tom's hair is ______________. He say's it's much easier to manage very short hair.
G) Helen's hair isn't curly or straight. I suppose you'd call it ________________ .
H) My hair's so thin. I wish it was _____________ like yours.
I) Clare has such ____________ hair. It almost reaches down to her waist.
J) I'm bored having fair hair. I think I'll get it dyed and go _____________, maybe
even black.
Describing People: Physical Appearance
Complete each definition with the correct words:
A) A more polite word for describing someone who is 'fat':
B) The opposite of short:
C) A word to describe an attractive man:
D) A word to describe a very attractive woman:
E) The opposite of 'fat' is 'thin'. This is another word meaning 'thin':
F) Another word meaning 'old':
G) If someone is muscular we say they are well-:
H) Someone who is 26 years old is in their:
I) Another word for 'small' often used to describe a woman:
J) Not tall or short. Medium-:
Complete the gaps in the following sentences with one of the words from the
previous quiz.
A) I used to be quite well- ___________ when I was younger but now I'm not so fit.
B) Karen is in her _____________. If fact she'll be 28 next week.
C) My eldest daughter is quite ________________. People often think she's younger
than she is because of her size.
D) Have you seen Mary's new boyfriend? He's so ______________. Apparently he
used to be a male model.
E) Since I had that cold I've lost so much weight. I've never looked this ___________
before.
F) The police are looking for two men: one quite short and the other one medium-
___________ .
G) The doctor told me I was ____________ and needed to cut down on the amount of
fatty foods I eat.
H) There are almost 11 million ______________ people in the UK who are over the
age of 65.
I) You need to be quite _____________ to play basketball. Many players are over 2m.
J) Sarah has two ____________ little girls. They're so pretty.
KEY
A) cropped, B) blonde, C) bald, D) curly, E) wavy, F) dark, G) long, H) ponytail, I)
fringe, J) thick.
A) fringe, B) blonde, C) curly, D) ponytail, E) bald, F) cropped, G) wavy, H) thick, I)
long, J) dark.
A) overweight, B) tall, C) handsome, D) beautiful, E) skinny, F) elderly, G) built, H)
twenties, I) petite, J) height.
A) built, B) twenties, C) petite, D) handsome, E) skinny, F) height, G) overweight, H)
elderly, I) tall, J) beautiful.
