Describing People – A Few Examples
Use with verb Be (am, is, are):
Height
I am short.
She is average height. or
They are tall.
Weight/Physique
She is medium height.
I am thin.
She is average weight.
They are heavy.
He is muscular.
My daughter is three feet two inches.
My husband is six feet.
Personality
She is serious.
She is a serious person.
She is hard-working.
She is a hard-working person.
She is kind.
She is nice.
She is quiet.
She is friendly.
She is happy.
They are generous.
They are talkative.
They are helpful.
They are easy-going.
He is silly.
He is a silly person.
He is lazy.
He is a lazy person.
He is unkind.
He is mean.
He is loud.
He is shy.
He is unhappy.
We are stingy.
We are quiet.
We aren’t helpful.
We aren’t easy-going.
Use with verb Have (has, have) OR Be (am, is, are):
Eyes
I have green eyes.
He has brown eyes.
She has blue eyes.
They have dark brown eyes.
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My eyes are green.
His eyes are brown.
Her eyes are blue.
Their eyes are dark brown.
Hair
I have short, black, straight hair.
He has medium-length, brown, wavy hair.
She has long, blond, curly hair.
They have no hair.
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My hair is short, black, and straight.
His hair is medium-length, brown, and wavy.
Her hair is long, blond, and curly.
They are bald.