IELTS - Adjectives of Personality

Adjectives of Personality
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EnglishVocational Education

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Adjectives of Personality

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Thinking about the feelings and needs of other people.
A
generous
B
talented
C
considerate
D
conscientious

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Considerate
Thinking about the feelings and needs of other people.
It was very considerate of you to include me.

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Someone who you can trust to behave well, work hard, or do what you expect them to do.
A
careful
B
punctual
C
reliable
D
considerate

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Reliable
Someone who you can trust to behave well, work hard, or do what you expect them to do.
Alice can look after the children. She’s very reliable.
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kind, helpful and sympathetic towards other people.
A
careful
B
caring
C
humorous
D
knowledgeable

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Caring
kind, helpful and sympathetic towards other people.
John was a kind and caring father.

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Knowing a lot about many different subjects or about one particular subject.
A
knowledgeable
B
ambitious
C
humorous
D
careful

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Knowledgeable
Knowing a lot about many different subjects or about one particular subject.
He’s extremely knowledgeable about business and finance.
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Keen to try new or exciting things.
A
generous
B
humorous
C
adventurous
D
sociable

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Adventurous
Keen to try new or exciting things.
He's much more adventurous than his younger brother.

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Giving people more of your time or money than is usual or expected.
A
reliable
B
generous
C
punctual
D
considerate

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Generous
Giving people more of your time or money than is usual or expected.
He is clearly a warm and generous person.

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Someone who is naturally very good at something.
A
careful
B
ambitious
C
caring
D
talented

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Talented
Someone who is naturally very good at something.
He is a highly talented musician, he can play piano and guitar very well.
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Working hard and carefully to do things well
A
generous
B
caring
C
humorous
D
conscientious

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Conscientious
working hard and carefully to do things well
She's a very conscientious employee and always arrives five minutes before a meeting.

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Arriving or happening at the time agreed on.
A
careful
B
punctual
C
humorous
D
patient

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Punctual
Arriving or happening at the time agreed on.


Mrs Marsh liked her guests to be punctual.

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Someone who thinks about what they are doing in order to avoid problems and making mistakes.
A
careful
B
considerate
C
punctual
D
reliable

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Careful
Someone who thinks about what they are doing in order to avoid problems and making mistakes.
Teachers have to be careful when criticising pupils.

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Someone or something that makes you laugh.
A
ambitious
B
humorous
C
talented
D
helpful

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Humorous
Someone or something that makes you laugh.

I heard a very humorous story last night.

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Skilful at drawing, painting etc.
A
conscientious
B
artistic
C
patient
D
supportive

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Artistic
Skilful at drawing, painting, etc

You don't need to be artistic to produce great designs.
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Someone who has a lot of imagination and new ideas.
A
creative
B
sporty
C
caring
D
conscientious

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Creative
Someone who has a lot of imagination and new ideas.
He was a creative genius.

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Helpful and sympathetic.
A
supportive
B
conscientious
C
reliable
D
ambitious

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Supportive
Helpful and sympathetic.

My boss was very supportive when I was ill.

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Someone who believes in their own abilities and does not get nervous or frightened.
A
confident
B
patient
C
sociable
D
artistic

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Confident
Someone who believes in their own abilities and does not get nervous or frightened.
She has a confident manner and she states her opinions clearly.
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Someone who is able to wait for a long time or deal with a difficult situation without becoming angry or upset.
A
conscientious
B
sporty
C
considerate
D
patient

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Patient
someone who is patient is able to wait for a long time or deal with a difficult situation without becoming angry or upset

It’s difficult to be patient when you’re stuck in a traffic jam.


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Determined to be successful, rich, famous etc.
A
generous
B
talented
C
considerate
D
ambitious

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Ambitious
Determined to be successful, rich, famous etc.

Her neighbour was an ambitious young lawyer.

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Someone who helps you by doing something or by giving you useful advice or information.
A
conscientious
B
generous
C
reliable
D
helpful

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Helpful
Someone who helps you by doing something or by giving you useful advice or information.
The hotel has very helpful staff.

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