English Vocabulary Exercises for A2 – Describing people

1. Look at the pictures and describe the people’s hair with the adjectives below. Make sure the adjectives are in the correct order.

curly      dark      fair      long      medium-length      short

straight      wavy

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1) Maria’s got ________________ hair.

2) Tom’s got ________________ hair.

3) Alice’s got ________________ hair.

4) Sean’s got ________________ hair.

5) Lara’s got ________________ hair.

6) Alex’s got ________________ hair.

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1) long, straight, black   2) short, curly, dark

3) shoulder-length, wavy, dark   4) short, straight, dark

5) long, wavy, fair   6) shoulder-length, straight, dark

2. Match the words below with the descriptions.

boots      dress      coat      gloves      hoodie      jeans

socks      T-shirt      tie      trainers

1) I wear them in winter to keep feet warm and dry. ________

2) I wear it over other clothes when it’s very cold outside. ________

3) I wear them on feet, inside shoes. ________

4) Men often wear one around their necks when they go to work. ________

5) I wear these on feet when I run or exercise. ________

6) It’s like a jacket. It’s very soft and warm, and it has a part to cover head. ________

7) I wear these to cover lower body. They are dark blue and very strong. ________

8) You can wear this short-sleeved top on its won or under a jumper. It sometimes has pictures or words on it. ________

9) I wear these to cover hands when the weather is cold. ________

10) A woman wears this. It usually covers her from her shoulders to her knees. ________

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1) boots   2) coat   3) socks   4) tie   5) trainers   6) hoodie

7) jeans   8) t-shirt   9) gloves   10) dress

3. Write short descriptions of the people. Describe their hair, facial hair and clothes.

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2) ___________

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3) ___________

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4) ___________

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(Possible answers)

1) He’s got short, straight, dark hair. He’s wearing a coat and tie.

2) She’s got shoulder-length, straight, fair hair. She’s wearing a dress and gloves.

3) He’s got short, wavy, fair hair and a dark beard. He’s wearing jeans, a t-shirt and a jacket.

4) She’s got short, wavy, dark hair. She’s wearing dark trousers and a dark jacket.

4. Read the notices from a lost property website. Look at the photos and complete the descriptions.

brown      dark      eyes      jacket      long      moustache

scarf      shirt      short      straight      tie      wavy

I sat next to you on the 6.30 train from Oxford to London. You left your umbrella on the seat. I’ve got it. You are tall, with 1) _____ 2) _____ 3) _____ hair. You wore a light 4) _____ and a dark 5) _____ Please contact me and I’ll return your umbrella.

You were on the 36 bus on Monday at 7.40. You left your glasses on the bus. Please contact me and I’ll return them to you. You have 6) _____, 7) _____, 8) _____ hair and brown 9) _____ You have a dark beard and a 10) _____ You wore a stripy 11) _____ and a blue 12) _____

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1) long   2) straight   3) dark   4) scarf   5) short   6) wavy

7) brown   8) eyes   9) moustache   10) jacket   11) shirt

12) tie

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