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English Vocabulary for Adjectives (Physical Appearance)

Learn Adjectives for Physical Appearance in English

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This is a lesson to help you learn adjectives used to describe physical appearance in English. There are eight learning methods for you to work through, including five different games and three different types of flashcard. At the end, there are three example sentences for each word.

Vocabulary Games for

The games and flashcards are currently set to test the following [wait...] words:

Table of Contents

  • Match-the-Pairs Game
  • Memory Game
  • Basic Flash Cards
  • Spell-the-Word Game
  • Multi-Choice Test
  • Learn with Hangman!
  • "Sentence" Flash Cards
  • "Missing Word" Flash Cards
  • Example Sentences
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Match-the-Pairs Game

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  • Your mission is to match each picture with the correct word in as few a clicks as possible.
  • There are three pictures in each set, and there are sets to complete.
  • Click on your first square to start. Good luck!
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Memory Game

Pairs: getting ready...

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getting ready...
  • Your mission is to pair pictures with their correct titles in as few a clicks as possible.
  • Click on a card to turn it. Next, try to find its partner by clicking on a second card. (If you fail to find a match with your second click, both cards will turn again.)
  • This is a memory game as well as a vocabulary-learning game.
  • Click on your first card to start. Good luck!
Ranking (Clicks)

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Basic Flash Cards

Spell-the-Word Game

Spell the word represented by the picture.

Learn with Hangman!

Hangman is a classic word game. In this version, the hidden word is one of the words from the "physical appearance" category. Choose your first letter to start.
  • Guess the hidden word by choosing one letter at a time.
  • If you guess a letter in the hidden word, then all is good.
  • If you guess a letter that is not in the hidden word, then the hangman starts to build the gallows.
  • If the gallows are completed, you lose.
  • Good luck!
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Create Your Own Version of This Game

Here is the word library for this game:

"Sentence" Flash Cards

Click on the box to see the word in a sentence.

"Missing Word" Flash Cards

Click on the box to see the missing word in a sentence.

Example Sentences

Here are 3 sentences for each of the following words from the "physical appearance" category:
  • tall, short, fat, thin, young, old, fit, unfit, pretty, handsome, ugly, bald
    tall vocabulary list

    tall

  • A tall person is above average height.
  • Basketball players are often tall.
  • Jack is very tall.
    short vocabulary list

    short

  • A short person is below average height.
  • Being short can make it hard to reach high places.
  • Jill is quite short.
    fat vocabulary list

    fat

  • A fat person has a lot of body fat.
  • Some animals get fat in winter.
  • He felt fat after eating a lot.
    thin vocabulary list

    thin

  • A thin person has little body fat.
  • Models are often thin.
  • She is very thin.
    young vocabulary list

    young

  • A young person is not old.
  • Children are young.
  • She is very young.
    old vocabulary list

    old

  • An old person has lived many years.
  • Grandparents are often old.
  • He feels old.
    fit vocabulary list

    fit

  • A fit person exercises.
  • My girlfriend is fit.
  • He trains hard and feels fit.
    unfit vocabulary list

    unfit

  • An unfit person eats too much and does not exercise.
  • Jane looks unfit at the moment.
  • He feels unfit after two months without training.
    pretty vocabulary list

    pretty

  • A pretty person is attractive.
  • His mum is pretty.
  • I think you are pretty.
    handsome vocabulary list

    handsome

  • A handsome person is good-looking.
  • Many actors are handsome.
  • Jack is very handsome.
    ugly vocabulary list

    ugly

  • A ugly person is unattractive.
  • His dad is ugly.
  • I do not think you are ugly.
    bald vocabulary list

    bald

  • A bald person has no hair on their head.
  • Some men go bald as they age.
  • He is bald.
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This page was written by Craig Shrives.

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