VII. Match each of the following lines of adjectives with one of the following words:
nose teeth ears eyes hair face
1. round, square, oval, fat, thin, tanned
2. brown, blue, green, big, small, piercing
3. big, long, thin, pointed, flat, broken
4. white, yellow. rotten, false
5. dry, dull, lifeless, shiny, silky
6. small, large, sticking out
VIII. a) Make adjectives from these nouns:
E.g. beard - bearded (= with a beard; having a beard )
wrinkle -
freckle -
line -
plait -
b) Change the sentences below to use the adjectives you’ve made.
1. He was a tall man with a beard. - He was a tall bearded man. 2. The old woman had a lot of wrinkles on her skin. 3. Peter has freckles on his nose. 4. Mrs Gray had lines on her forehead. 5. The girl’s hair was put in plaits.
IX. Change each sentence to include a compound adjective ending in - eyed, - faced, - haired, - nosed, - legged.
1.The dog had one eye. - It was a one-eyed dog. 2. Katie was a funny girl with a snub nose.
3. The boy’s hair was dark. 4. He was a man with a square face. 5. Pinocchio was a puppet with a long nose. 6. The dog had long hair. 7.Their younger daughter is a plump girl with blue eyes.
8. Mr Karter was a cheerful man with a round face. 9. Most models are tall girls with long legs.
X. From these jumbled words, find combinations for describing people, as in the example. Use a dictionary if necessary. Example: good-looking
looking-
stocky
middle
long
round
over-
haired
faced
well
good
complexion
aged
build
weight
red
dressed
weight
race
legged
tanned
XI. Complete the gaps in these police posters.
Wanted for murder
Missing
Wanted for robbery
Wanted dead or alive
Ian Prowse, Louise Fox Sandra King Jake “Dagger”
Height 5ft 4,
Height 6ft, age 7, Asian ………..hair, Flagstone, 6ft
……...-faced ………….., …………build, ………, with
……….hair, …………… ………..-faced. ……and…..
……….skin. hair. ………build.
XII. Think of a famous person who…
…has a large noticeable birthmark.
…has a moustache and/ or a beard.
…is always unshaven.
… looks old and whose face is much wrinkled.
…who has no wrinkles though they are not young.
…has a narrow/ high forehead.
…has a turned-up nose.
…wears glasses.
…is always heavily made-up.
… wears no make-up.
… has delicate/ rough features.