Vocabulary

POSTCARDS 1
Vocabulary
Physical description (1)
1. Look at the word order of these hair adjectives. Then check (√) the correct sentence in
each pair.
1
2
3
HAIR LENGTH
HAIR STYLE
HAIR COLOR
long
curly
black
medium-length
straight
blond
short
wavy
brown
1. a. Mandy Moore has blond, straight, long hair.
b. Mandy Moore has long, straight, blond hair.
2. a. JC Chavez has short, curly, brown hair.
b. JC Chavez has curly, brown, short hair.
Now complete these sentences. Use two or three adjectives.
5. My best friend has ___________________________ hair.
6. My mother has ___________________________ hair.
7. My father has ___________________________ hair.
8. I have ___________________________ hair.
Postcards 1, Unit 6
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POSTCARDS 1
Vocabulary
Physical description (2)
2. Rewrite the sentences with the words in parentheses.
(short, of medium height, tall)
1. Andy is 14 years old and 1.68 meters tall.
Andy is of medium height.
2. John is 16 years old and 1.90 meters tall.
_____________________
3. Susie is 15 years old and 1.50 meters tall.
_____________________
(thin, of medium build, heavy)
4. Katie is 1.60 meters tall and 48 kilos.
_____________________
5. Sam is 1.65 meters tall and 72 kilos.
_____________________
6. Abby is 1.76 meters tall and 70 kilos.
_____________________
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