Adjectives of Personality Listening
Adjectives of Personality Listening
Adjectives of Personality Listening
ADJECTIVES OF PERSONALITY
Complete the table.
Noun Adjective
1 ambition
2 cheerful
3 creativity
4 enthusiastic
5 flexibility
6 generous
7 honesty
8 idealistic
9 intelligence
10 loyal
11 maturity
12 modest
13 optimism
14 patient
15 pessimism
16 punctual
17 realism
18 self-confident
19 seriousness
20 shy
21 sociability
22 stubborn
23 sympathy
24 thoughtful
2. Complete the phrases for describing personal qualities with the words below.
1 Sue is very ………………………….. . She always thinks things will get worse.
2 Harry loves telling jokes. He has ………………………….. .
3 Try to be ………………………….. . It isn’t good to be late.
4 She always tells the truth. She’s very ………………………….. .
5 She’s always telling everyone how clever she is. She isn’t very ………………………….. .
6 He loves being with other people. He’s the most ………………………….. person I know!
7 She loves dangerous sports. She has great ………………………….. .
8 I can talk to her about my problems. She always listens. She’s very ………………………….. .
9 He always knows what to do. You don’t need to tell him. He ………………………….. .
4. Listen to three people describing a friend or family member. Choose two adjectives below that best describe the people. There are two extra
adjectives.
5. Listen again. Match the descriptions 1-3 with sentences A-D. There is one extra sentence.
This person:
Extra exercises
1. Complete the table with the related nouns and adjectives.
noun adjective
1 cheerful
2 flexible
modesty 3
idealism 4
5 shy
6 thoughtful
pessimism 7
honesty 8
2. Complete the sentences with adjective or noun form of the words in bold.
1 I don’t expect any sympathy from my brother. He’s never been very …………………………..
2 My friend Hannah is always cheerful. Her ………………………….. puts everyone in a good mood.
3 I haven’t really got any ambitions. I guess you could say I’m not very …………………………..
4 Some parents quickly lose ………………………….. with their children. I think they need to be more patient.
5 If you want children to be creative, you have to encourage their …………………………..
6 Our art teacher shows great enthusiasm for our pictures. I don’t know how he can be so …………………………..
7 My sister’s self-confidence has grown since she was young. Now she’s almost too …………………………..