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Appearance

Vocabulary exercises to help learn words to describe people's appearance.

Instructions

Start with the image matching exercise. Then choose one or more of the other exercises to try.

Worksheets and downloads

Appearance - exercises320.2 KB
Appearance - answers308.95 KB
Discussion

Which of these words describe you or your friends?

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A1 English level (elementary)
A2 English level (pre-intermediate)
Topics
character and appearance
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Comments

Submitted by Mark17 on Thu, 03/30/2023 - 23:00

My friend is tall, he's young, he has brown hair, in the past he had dyed blond hair.

Submitted by idk1 on Fri, 03/24/2023 - 09:17

Hi! I'm not that tall and not that short and I have green eyes and I'm quite chubby.

Submitted by Tsusima Michiko. on Mon, 02/27/2023 - 19:59

Howdy! My best friend and me are short, we have a brown hair (my hair is more light than hers), I have a long hair, she has a short haircut. She really likes dye her hair in the different colours every season. I have green eyes, she has a grey ones. I'm thin, she has an average build. She's really beautiful and cute

Submitted by shinta on Sat, 10/22/2022 - 11:44

I have black hair, brown eyes and little bit tall. And my hair is not long.

Submitted by Turtle08 on Wed, 08/31/2022 - 08:46

I have brown hair and brown eyes. Everyone in my family has brown eyes. One of my friends has blond hair and another one has black hair.

Submitted by rebbit2009 on Tue, 08/16/2022 - 08:00

My best friend is tall, really beautiful and thin, she has dark hair, and she is 13 years old

Submitted by Shark32_ on Tue, 10/19/2021 - 08:00

My best friend is called Fabrizio. He's 18 years old. He has long, straight and dark blond hair, he's slim, tall and he has brown eyes and he's handsome. I'm short, fat and I have straight and dark hair, I have green eyes and I'm handsome too.
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Submitted by M4r1nell4 on Tue, 10/19/2021 - 07:50

My friend is tall and handsome. I have ginger straight hair and I have brown eyes.

Submitted by Gianfrancioschio on Tue, 10/19/2021 - 07:50

The words that describe me and my friends are short and tall, young and slim, blond and dark hair and the last one, handsome, we are really really handsome.

Submitted by Yuko on Tue, 10/19/2021 - 07:48

I'm medium tall, young, and fat, I've got long dark hair. My friend is tall, handsome and has blond curly hair

Submitted by Fenic on Tue, 10/05/2021 - 04:45

My friends and I are beautiful, tall, slim, and have dark hair.

Submitted by Reypoy22 on Fri, 09/24/2021 - 07:56

My friend is tall. She has got brown hair, she is slim and beautiful.

Submitted by strawberry123_ on Thu, 08/19/2021 - 09:31

I am tall, slim, young, have tall dark hair

Submitted by Ammar on Thu, 08/05/2021 - 19:41

I'm handsome, medium tall, young, and fat, I've got a dark hair.

Submitted by Andrea_Franc19 on Tue, 08/03/2021 - 17:08

The words that describe my friends are short, young, slim and beautiful

Submitted by melanie on Tue, 08/03/2021 - 16:29

I am slim and short. I have long dark hair. I don't consider myself beautiful but I love myself.

Submitted by Arelir on Tue, 08/03/2021 - 16:01

I am tall and slim. I have a dark hair. My friend is short and thin. He is young.

Submitted by Melo on Tue, 08/03/2021 - 16:00

Yes, to my best friend, she has blonde hair, she is thin, and I am also thin and have dark hair.
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Submitted by Potato2_1 on Tue, 08/03/2021 - 15:59

I am short, little fat and have brown hair. My best friend is slim, has dark hair, is tall and very beautiful

Submitted by alejandra25 on Tue, 08/03/2021 - 15:59

Im not realy short, im about 1.60 cm and iam young. I have dark hair and brown eyes, my friends always say that they are really beautiful , and im also slim. The one strange thing, its that my parents dont have black hair.

Submitted by CarlosRamirez on Mon, 08/02/2021 - 18:56

It is a good way to learn English. I'll keep practicing so I can master the vocabulary.
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Submitted by FlowerQueen on Tue, 06/29/2021 - 18:49

I have dark hair and brown eyes. I am young, slim, normal long for my age and have a normal weight. My BFF has dark hair and brown eyes. She is young, slim, normal long for her age and has a normal weight. We're not twins or something. She comes from Vietnam and I come from South Korea.
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Submitted by Cfvdv on Thu, 05/13/2021 - 15:29

Hi, I am short (but not so much)... thin, I have brown hair and light-brown eyes.

Submitted by elealli26 on Wed, 05/19/2021 - 15:54

My best friend has brown hair and brown eyes, she's thin, short and she's fourteen years old. My neighbour has black hair and black eyes, he's tall and thin and he's fifteen years old. Have you ever dyed your hair?

Submitted by eduardo2005 on Wed, 05/12/2021 - 13:35

I have a medium height for my age. My face is oval. My eyes are brown. My hair is black, straight and short. I am thin but i am not sim or slender

Submitted by mariavargas on Mon, 05/03/2021 - 17:51

Hello! I'm fifteen, i'm short, i have Brown eyes and have blond hair.

Submitted by Didik on Tue, 04/13/2021 - 18:14

Well, I will describe my youngest brother. He is short, young, thin and have brown hair.
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Submitted by Yumeko901R on Mon, 01/18/2021 - 20:29

I am short and slim. I have Blond hair this color black and black eyes and is 14 years old. My bestfriends is 13 years old. She is tall,slim and Ginger hair this color black and black eyes AND IS BEAUTIFUL!!!!
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Submitted by Kostantinus on Sun, 01/03/2021 - 07:33

Hello! I am a tall boy with blue eyes and brown hair. I am slim. I never will be fat, because I do sports and eat healthy food. My girlfriens is a very beautiful girl. She is slim, has dark-blue eyes and long ginger hair. I adore her.

Submitted by mishi on Fri, 01/01/2021 - 18:31

my bestfriend is tall,slim,beautiful and she have long brown hair

Submitted by Gimhana on Sun, 07/12/2020 - 13:15

My best friend is Chathura. He's 15 years old. He's very tall and handsome, has black and short hair, sharp eyes and tan-complexion.

Submitted by bathayo on Sun, 07/05/2020 - 07:55

good
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Submitted by ali2009 on Wed, 06/24/2020 - 12:18

*hi my best friend is reda we are both morocan we love traditicional plats of our contry we are both of us slim but he is taller than me his eye s are black his hear too he got a big nose it look s like a witche s one he is too funny i am smrter than him he is fun games he play s many action games we love s sport s we can never miss a football we are fans of many players ronaldo messi neymar we both of us belive that the ones who worked hard he will succes what ever was conditions.

Submitted by JasmineD03 on Tue, 05/26/2020 - 19:10

My best friend is called maddalena and she is 15 years old. She's short, thin, has blond and straight and hair and brown eyes. she is very beautiful and she's a fantastic person.

Submitted by BttChiara on Thu, 05/21/2020 - 18:10

My best friend, Aurora, is tall, thin, beautiful and she has got dark hair.

Submitted by Micheleanto on Thu, 05/21/2020 - 17:33

The words who describe my friends are “tall”, “dark hair”, “thin” and “young”. My friend Federico is tall, has dark hair and he is young, he is thin and brown eyes.

Submitted by FedericoB8 on Thu, 05/21/2020 - 15:43

My friend is called Michele, he is: tall, thin and has brown hair and eyes

Submitted by MatildePace on Thu, 05/21/2020 - 13:35

The words that describe me and my friends are short and tall, young, slim, blond and dark hair and the last one beautiful.

Submitted by gattifederica on Tue, 05/19/2020 - 18:45

My best friend is called Laura and she is 15 years old. She is a tall, shin and young girl. She has got brown hair and brown eyes. She is very beautiful.

Submitted by Desy on Tue, 05/19/2020 - 15:43

Me and my friends are short, tall, slim, with blond, dark and ginger hair, young and beautiful!
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Submitted by toiyeuvietnam on Thu, 03/26/2020 - 14:12

My friend is young, slim, dark hair and tall
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Submitted by samoiset on Sun, 03/15/2020 - 10:43

Hello My nikename is keyoya and iam young,i have moustache and dark eyes,iam skinny and i have a short black hair iam handsome,tall goodbye

Submitted by TimaLezgin on Thu, 02/20/2020 - 20:56

My friend is slim, young, dark hair and very beautiful.

Submitted by TimaLezgin on Thu, 02/20/2020 - 20:55

My friend is very beautiful, and of small stature, as well as fat.
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Submitted by Jocher on Thu, 02/20/2020 - 20:27

My friend is a little bit fat

Submitted by Vissss on Tue, 10/15/2019 - 09:03

I'm not realy short,im 177,but im slim.I have long ,blonde , stright hair and green eyes My friend short,she is 164,but also slim.She have long, curly ,ginder hair,looks like a fox and she have grey eyes.
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Submitted by nzgashti on Fri, 07/26/2019 - 10:55

My friend is slim, young, dark hair and very beautiful.
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Submitted by empty on Thu, 06/20/2019 - 14:50

I'm slim and I've got light brown hair

Submitted by INJOTO on Tue, 06/04/2019 - 00:16

Hello, i am thin and tall girl
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Submitted by Batgirl on Sun, 06/17/2018 - 16:01

All these words can describe me or my friends. I have long dark hair and I am tall and slim.
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