Adjectives for people, places and things

Adjectives to describe someone's appearance beautiful (women only) handsome (men only) pretty (girls only) good looking (men/women/boys) ugly (men and women) attractive (men, women, boys or girls) Learn It Adjectives An adjective is a word that modifies a noun to tell you more about it. Adjectives never change. They are never plural. For example:- This is a nice cake. Adjectives go before their nouns. They're nice people. Now learn some adjectives that describe what people or places are like:- Adjectives for people and places - appearances beautiful   pretty     ugly   Adjectives for personality (people) or characteristics (places and things) lovely   nice OK   all right   horrible   terrible awful Questions for people, places and things For people Question Answer Appearance What does David look like? Oh, he's a handsome man. He's tall with fair hair. Personality What is he like? (What's he like?) He's a lovely man. For places Question Answer Appearance What is Tuscany like? (What's Tuscany like?) Oh, it's a very pretty place. Characteristics What is Tuscany like? (What's Tuscany like?) It's a lovely place. For things Question Answer Appearance What is the new Jaguar car like? (What's the new Jaguar car like?) Oh, it's a beautiful car. Characteristics What is the new Jaguar car like? (What's the new Jaguar car like?) It's a very comfortable car. Opposites big / large "It's a large animal." small "It's a small animal." clean "She's a clean little girl." dirty "She's a dirty little girl." friendly "They're friendly people." unfriendly "They're unfriendly people." expensive "It's an expensive car." cheap "It's a cheap car." good "He's a good boy." bad "He's a bad boy." tall "He's a tall man." short "He's a short man." long "She has long hair." short "She has short hair." comfortable "It's a comfortable chair." uncomfortable "They're uncomfortable chairs." happy "It's a happy face." sad "It's a sad face." new "It's a new car." old "It's an old car." Note ! Remember the rules for articles and when to use a or an, this is changed by the adjective. You use a when the noun you are referring to or the adjective that describes it begins with a consonant. You use an when the noun you are referring to or the adjective that describes it begins with a vowel. For example: It's a car. It's a new car. It's an old car. Naturally Speaking Follow the dialogue. Mr Bean meets Mr Breuer again at a party. Mr Bean: Hello, Mr Breuer. It's nice to see your again. Mr Breuer: Mr Bean, what a nice surprise! How are you? Mr Bean: I'm fine thanks, and how is Mrs Breuer? Mr Breuer: She's OK thank you. She's getting a new teacher next week, a Miss Burton. What's she like? Mr Bean: Don't worry she's very nice. She's really friendly. Mr Breuer: Oh that's good to know. You come from Derby, don't you Mr Bean? Mr Bean: Yes, that's right. Mr Breuer: What's it like? Mr Bean: It's a big city in the Midlands. It's a really nice city to live in, and the people there are very friendly. What's Dresden like? Mr Breuer: Dresden is a very large city in the East of Germany. It's beautiful in parts but quite ugly in others. There have been a lot of changes recently. Mr Bean: Yes, I can imagine.