A2 English Adjectives: Feelings, Personality & Quality
This section of our A2 Adjectives list focuses on describing people, things, and ideas. It includes words for Feelings & Emotions like worried and surprised, vocabulary for Personality & Behaviour such as clever and polite, adjectives for Appearance & Physical Quality like curly and thin, and common words for expressing Quality & Evaluation such as excellent and useful.
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Feelings & Emotions
| Word | Example Sentence | IPA (UK) |
|---|---|---|
| asleep | The baby is fast asleep.
Word Partners: fast asleep, fall asleep
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/əˈsliːp/ |
| comfortable | This is a very comfortable chair.
Word Partners: a comfortable chair/bed
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/ˈkʌmftəbəl/ |
| lucky | I feel lucky today.
Word Partners: feel lucky, lucky number
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/ˈlʌki/ |
| nervous | I feel nervous before an exam.
Word Partners: feel nervous, a nervous person
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/ˈnɜːvəs/ |
| pleased | I am pleased with my results.
Word Partners: pleased with something
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/pliːzd/ |
| scared | She is scared of the dark.
Word Partners: scared of something
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/skeəd/ |
| surprised | I was surprised to see you, Mary! | /səˈpraɪzd/ |
| unhappy | He was unhappy with the result. | /ʌnˈhæpi/ |
| upset | She was upset about the news.
Word Partners: upset about, upset with
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/ʌpˈset/ |
| worried | I am worried about her.
Word Partners: worried about someone
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/ˈwʌrid/ |
Personality & Behaviour
| Word | Example Sentence | IPA (UK) |
|---|---|---|
| active | It's important to stay active as you get older.
Word Partners: stay active, an active life
|
/ˈæktɪv/ |
| careful | Be careful with that glass.
Word Partners: be careful with, be careful about
|
/ˈkeəfəl/ |
| clever | She is a clever student.
Word Partners: clever student, clever idea
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/ˈklevə(r)/ |
| crazy | My brother is crazy about football.
Word Partners: crazy about something
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/ˈkreɪzi/ |
| creative | She is very creative. | /kriˈeɪtɪv/ |
| helpful | The staff were helpful. | /ˈhelpfəl/ |
| intelligent | Dolphins are intelligent animals.
Word Partners: intelligent animal
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/ɪnˈtelɪdʒənt/ |
| lazy | Do your homework, Martin. Don't be lazy! | /ˈleɪzi/ |
| polite | It is polite to say thanks.
Word Partners: polite to
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/pəˈlaɪt/ |
| rude | Please don't be rude to your teacher. | /ruːd/ |
| serious | It was a serious accident.
Word Partners: a serious accident, a serious problem
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/ˈsɪəriəs/ |
| stupid | That was a really stupid idea, Elizabeth! | /ˈstjuːpɪd/ |
| successful | She is a successful woman.
Word Partners: successful woman, successful business
|
/səkˈsesfəl/ |
Appearance & Physical Quality
| Word | Example Sentence | IPA (UK) |
|---|---|---|
| attractive | He is an attractive man. | /əˈtræktɪv/ |
| bright | The sun is very bright today. | /braɪt/ |
| broken | He has a broken leg.
Word Partners: a broken leg, a broken heart
|
/ˈbrəʊkən/ |
| closed | The shop is closed on Sundays. | /kləʊzd/ |
| crowded | The train was crowded with people.
Word Partners: crowded with people
|
/ˈkraʊdɪd/ |
| curly | She has curly hair.
Word Partners: curly hair
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/ˈkɜːli/ |
| cute | The woman in the park had a very cute puppy. | /kjuːt/ |
| deep | The water is very deep on that beach so be careful. | /diːp/ |
| empty | The room is empty - nobody is there. | /ˈempti/ |
| enormous | An elephant is enormous and eats a huge amount of food every day. | /ɪˈnɔːməs/ |
| flat | The countryside is very flat in this region. | /flæt/ |
| fresh | I like fresh bread.
Word Partners: fresh bread, fresh air
|
/freʃ/ |
| heavy | This bag is too heavy for me to carry. | /ˈhevi/ |
| huge | That building is huge and it has lots of offices. | /hjuːdʒ/ |
| light | This box is light, bring it to me! | /laɪt/ |
| loud | I don't like loud music late at night.
Word Partners: loud music, loud noise
|
/laʊd/ |
| lovely | What a lovely dress.
Word Partners: lovely dress, lovely day
|
/ˈlʌvli/ |
| narrow | The street is very narrow. | /ˈnærəʊ/ |
| noisy | The children are playing a game and are very noisy. | /ˈnɔɪzi/ |
| soft | The cat has soft fur.
Word Partners: soft fur, soft skin
|
/sɒft/ |
| sweet | This tea is too sweet for me! | /swiːt/ |
| thick | You need a thick coat in this weather.
Word Partners: thick coat
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/θɪk/ |
| thin | The ice is thin and very dangerous. | /θɪn/ |
| weak | I feel weak today. Maybe I'm sick. | /wiːk/ |
| wet | My shoes are wet from the rain. | /wet/ |
| wide | The road is wide and very busy. | /waɪd/ |
| wild | We saw wild animals when we went to Africa.
Word Partners: wild animals
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/waɪld/ |
| wooden | We sat on a wooden bench.
Word Partners: wooden bench, wooden table
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/ˈwʊdən/ |
Quality & Evaluation
| Word | Example Sentence | IPA (UK) |
|---|---|---|
| awful | The awful weather made us stay inside.
Word Partners: awful weather, feel awful
|
/ˈɔːfəl/ |
| brilliant | That is a brilliant idea.
Word Partners: brilliant idea
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/ˈbrɪliənt/ |
| excellent | She speaks excellent English.
Word Partners: excellent English, excellent idea
|
/ˈeksələnt/ |
| fair | It's not fair that the teacher shouted at you. | /feə(r)/ |
| ideal | This is the ideal place for a picnic. | /aɪˈdiːəl/ |
| impossible | It was an impossible task.
Word Partners: impossible task
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/ɪmˈpɒsəbəl/ |
| incredible | The view was incredible. | /ɪnˈkredəbəl/ |
| normal | This temperature was very hot yesterday but will be more normal today. | /ˈnɔːməl/ |
| ordinary | It was an ordinary day.
Word Partners: ordinary day, ordinary people
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/ˈɔːdənəri/ |
| particular | Is there a particular restaurant?
Word Partners: particular restaurant, particular reason
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/pəˈtɪkjələ(r)/ |
| scary | That film was scary and I didn't like it. | /ˈskeəri/ |
| simple | It was a simple question.
Word Partners: simple question, simple instructions
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/ˈsɪmpəl/ |
| strange | I heard a strange noise.
Word Partners: strange noise, strange feeling
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/streɪndʒ/ |
| surprising | That was a surprising result. | /səˈpraɪzɪŋ/ |
| typical | It was a typical day.
Word Partners: typical day
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/ˈtɪpɪkəl/ |
| unusual | It is unusual to see snow here.
Word Partners: unusual to
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/ʌnˈjuːʒuəl/ |
| useful | This is a very useful tool.
Word Partners: a useful tool
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/ˈjuːsfl/ |
| usual | Meet at the usual time.
Word Partners: usual time, usual place
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/ˈjuːʒuəl/ |
