IELTS - Adjectives of Personality

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• Vocational Education

Adjectives of Personality

Thinking about the feelings and needs of other people.

1. generous
2. talented
3. considerate
4. conscientious

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.

1. careful
2. punctual
3. reliable
4. considerate

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.

1. careful
2. caring
3. humorous
4. knowledgeable

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.

1. knowledgeable
2. ambitious
3. humorous
4. careful

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.

1. generous
2. humorous
3. adventurous
4. sociable

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.

1. reliable
2. generous
3. punctual
4. considerate

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.

1. careful
2. ambitious
3. caring
4. talented

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

1. generous
2. caring
3. humorous
4. conscientious

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.

1. careful
2. punctual
3. humorous
4. patient

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.

1. careful
2. considerate
3. punctual
4. reliable

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.

1. ambitious
2. humorous
3. talented
4. helpful

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.

1. conscientious
2. artistic
3. patient
4. supportive

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.

1. creative
2. sporty
3. caring
4. conscientious

Creative

Someone who has a lot of imagination and new ideas.

He was a creative genius.

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Helpful and sympathetic.

1. supportive
2. conscientious
3. reliable
4. ambitious

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.

1. confident
2. patient
3. sociable
4. artistic

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.

1. conscientious
2. sporty
3. considerate
4. patient

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.

Determined to be successful, rich, famous etc.

1. generous
2. talented
3. considerate
4. ambitious

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.

1. conscientious
2. generous
3. reliable
4. helpful

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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