Describing People
We can use describing words to tell more about people.
We can describe how a person looks or how the person is.
Learning Objectives
- Learn simple words used to describe people.
- Describe a person using size or appearance words.
- Use simple words such as happy, kind and young.
- Use describing words with people.
Describing Size and Height
We can use words such as tall, short, big and small to describe people.
short girl
big man
small child
These words tell us about the person's size or height.
Describing Feelings
We can also use words to tell how a person feels.
sad girl
angry boy
excited student
The describing words tell us about the person's feeling.
Describing People with Good Qualities
Some describing words tell us what kind of person someone is.
helpful boy
clever girl
friendly child
Words such as kind, helpful, clever and friendly tell us more about a person.
Using Describing Words
Amit is tall.
The teacher is kind.
The words happy, tall and kind describe the people.
Common Mistakes
- Do not use the person's name as the describing word.
- Remember that Riya is a name, while happy describes Riya.
- Do not choose an action word when asked for a describing word.
- Look for the word that tells us what the person is like.
Practice
1. Choose the describing word: tall / boy.
2. Find the describing word: The girl is happy.
3. Find the describing word: The teacher is kind.
4. Choose a word to describe a person who helps others.
5. Write two words that can describe a person.
Try It Yourself
Think about someone you know. Choose two describing words for that person.
Example: kind teacher or happy friend.
Quick Revision
- We can use describing words for people.
- Tall, short, happy and kind are describing words.
- Describing words tell us more about a person.
Next Step
In the next lesson, you will learn how to describe animals.