Personal Description

Reference

Common mistakes

1. She has the hair long. → She has got long hair.
   adjective before the noun, no the
2. He is very funny person. → He is a very funny person.
   singular noun needs a / an
3. She has 25 years. → She is 25.
   age uses be
4. He is a person very kind. → He is a very kind person.
   adjective before the noun

Personal Description — Exercises

Choose the best words

Circle the correct answer.

1. She has got _____ hair. (long dark / dark long / the long dark)
2. He is a _____ person. (very kind / person very kind / kind very)
3. How old is she? She _____ 25. (is / has / have)
4. Which sentence proves the adjective? (He is funny. / He is funny — he always makes me laugh.)
5. He usually _____ jeans and trainers. (wears / carries / puts)
6. Which ending is best for a description? (I like him because he is always there when I need help. / The end. / Yours faithfully, Ana)

Complete the description

Write the missing word or words.

1. She has   blue eyes.
2. He   a bit shy with new people.
3. She is very kind — she   helps her neighbours.
4. He is tall   thin.
5. I like her   she is so generous.
6. My best friend   called Leo.

Personal Description — Answer Key

Choose the best words

1. long dark — Length, then colour: long dark hair. No "the".
2. very kind — Adjective before the noun: a very kind person.
3. is — Age uses be: She is 25.
4. He is funny — he always makes me laugh. — An adjective plus an example makes a description come alive.
5. wears — Clothes you have on → wears.
6. I like him because he is always there when I need help. — End with why you like them.

Complete the description

1. got
2. can be
3. always
4. and
5. because
6. is