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MATCH THE ADJECTIVES TO THE
PICTURES

FORGETFUL

DESCRIBING
PERSONALITY

BORING
DETERMINED

GREEDY

POLITE LAZY
SELFISH
HUMOROUS

STRICT

SHY

STUBBORN

ENERGETIC

VAIN

CUNNING

CLUMSY HARDWORKING
WRITE THE OPPOSITE

MATCH THE ADJECTIVES TO THEIR
DEFINITIONS
• HAVING FIRMLY DECIDED TO DO SG OR TO SUCCEED
EVEN IF IT IS DIFFICULT - _______________
• NOT ALLOWING PEOPLE TO BREAK RULES OR
BEHAVE BADLY - _______________
• REFUSING TO CHANGE YOUR PLANS OR DECISIONS;
NOT WANTING TO DO WHAT OTHER PEOPLE WANT
YOU TO DO - _______________
• HAVING GOOD MANNERS AND SHOWING RESPECT
FOR OTHERS - ________________
• WANTING MORE FOOD, MONEY, POWER, ETC. THAT
YOU REALLY NEED - _______________
• NERVOUS AND UNCOMFORTABLE ABOUT MEETING
AND SPEAKING TO PEOPLE - _______________
• CLEVER IN A DISHONEST OR BAD WAY - __________
• AMUSING OR FUNNY - _______________
• FULL OF OR NEEDING ENERGY AND ENTHUSIASM _______________
• THINKING ONLY ABOUT YOUR OWN NEEDS OR
WISHES - _______________

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES

SENSITIVE-__________

Tim seems to be so __________. If
he sees a mouse, he jumps onto a
chair immediately.

FLEXIBLE-__________

One of my colleagues is not so
__________, she is always late.

TENSE-__________

Kate is said to be a __________
person, she is always happy to
share her things with others.

MODEST-__________

My uncle is a bit __________, he is
unable to accept new thoughts and
ideas.

WRITE THE SYNONYM

James is so __________. He always
interrupts people when they are
speaking.
You cannot depend on Judy, she is
__________.
My brother is __________. I’m
quite the opposite, I never get
angry with anyone.

OPTIMISTIC-__________

MEAN-__________

TIDY-__________
CHATTY-__________
RUDE-__________
UNPLEASANT__________
CONCEITED-__________
AWKWARD-__________


KEY
1.

PICTURES

SHY, STUBBORN, GREEDY, CUNNING, DETERMINED,
BORING, LAZY, STRICT, HUMOROUS, FORGETFUL,
HARD-WORKING, SELFISH, VAIN, CLUMSY, ENERGETIC,
POLITE
2.

DEFINITIONS

DETERMINED, STRICT, STUBBORN, POLITE, GREEDY,
SHY, CUNNING, HUMOROUS, ENERGETIC, SELFISH
3.

SENTENCES

COWARD, PUNCTUAL, GENEROUS, NARROW-MINDED,
RUDE, UNRELIABLE, QUARRELSOME

4.

OPPOSITES

INSENSITIVE,
INFLEXIBLE,
GOING/RELAXED,
IMMODEST/CONCEITED
5.

PESSIMISTIC,
EASYGENEROUS/KIND,

SYNONYMS

NEAT, TALKATIVE, POLITE, MEAN, BOASTFUL, CLUMSY