Character Traits 1 

Şimdi bazı karakter özelliklerine ve onların zıt anlamlılarına bakalım. Öncelikle sıfatlara göz atalım.

Adjective Opposite

friendly (kind and pleasant)                                          unfriendly

confident (sure of oneself)                                           shy

talkative (likes to talk)                                                   quiet

calm (no strong emotions)                                            angry

generous  (giving, sharing)                                           stingy/mean

brave (no fear)                                                              coward

amusing/funny/ humorous                         humorless

(causing laughter)

*kelime anlamları için kelimeler bölümüne bakınız.

Şimdi sıfatların anlamlarını öğrendiğimize göre farklı durumlarda nasıl kullanıldıklarını görmek için bir sonraki alıştırmaya bakalım.

Boşlukları uygun karakter özellikleriyle doldurunuz.

1. She will make a good politician because she's a very ____ person. She is very comfortable with speaking in front of crowds.

2. Mr Jones is very ____, he didn't even say hello to me!

3. Tom never offers to pay the bill, he is very ____.

4. She is so ____. I can never hear what she is saying.

5. Italian people are very ____.

6. My parents are very ____, they gave me a car.

7. Tom is so ____. His jokes make me laugh!

My boss is so ____. He rarely smiles and I've never seen him laugh.

8. Keep ____ there is no use getting ____.

9. They are ____, they drove away from the accident.

10. She is as _____ as a mouse but he is the opposite he is so _____ that you can't get a word in!

11. Sometimes you have to be _____ and take a risk to be successful.

Cevaplar: 

1. She will make a good politician because she's a very confident person. She is very comfortable with speaking in front of crowds.

2. Mr Jones is very unfriendly, he didn't even say hello to me!

3. Tom never offers to pay the bill, he is very stingy.

4. She is so shy. I can never hear what she is saying.

5. Italian people are very friendly.

6. My parents are very generous, they gave me a car.

7. Tom is so funny. His jokes make me laugh!

My boss is so humorless. He rarely smiles and I've never seen him laugh.

8. Keep calm there is no use getting angry.

9. They are cowards, they drove away from the accident.

10. She is as quiet as a mouse but he is the opposite he is so talkative that you can't get a word in!

11. Sometimes you have to be brave and take a risk to be successful.

Vocabulary: 

Friendly: arkadaş canlısı                                                        

Confident: kendinden emin                                                       

Talkative: konuşkan                                                              

Calm: sakin                                                                     

Generous: cömert                                                           

Brave: cesur                                                                     

amusing/funny/ humorous: komik                        

shy: utangaç

quiet: sessiz

angry: sinirli

stingy/mean: 

coward: korkak

humorless: