B1 Level: Describing People with Two Adjectives – Ex B1-517
👤 Scrambled Sentences  |  Two Adjectives Per Sentence  |  English
👤 People described in this exercise — with their two adjectives:
colleague ambitiousreliable
professor knowledgeablestrict
sister outgoingcreative
grandfather wisepatient
classmate quietthoughtful
friend honestsupportive
manager decisivedemanding
neighbour helpfulcheerful
child energeticcurious
athlete disciplinedcompetitive
artist imaginativepassionate
student hard-workingdetermined
doctor compassionateprofessional
teenager stubbornindependent
leader confidentinspiring

📚 Grammar Reminder — Two Adjectives & Connectors:
In English, when two adjectives describe the same person, they are joined by and or but.
She is intelligent and creative. — both positive qualities
He is shy but very friendly. — a contrast or surprise
Remember: at B1 level, watch for adverbs like very, quite, rather, extremely that modify adjectives. She is quite ambitious vs. He is rather demanding

How to Complete This Exercise

  1. Click "Start Exercise" to begin. You will work through 15 sentences, each describing a person using exactly two adjectives. Sentences appear in a new random order every time the page loads.
  2. Look at the scrambled words in the word bank below and click them in the correct order to form a complete English sentence.
  3. Focus on the two adjectives (shown in teal) — pay attention to adverbs like very, quite, rather that often come before adjectives.
  4. Also watch for and and but (shown in pink) — they connect the two adjectives and affect the meaning!
  5. Made a mistake? Use "Undo Last" to remove the last word, or "Reset" to clear the whole sentence.
  6. When all words are placed, your answer is checked automatically.
  7. Need help? Click "Hint" — the next correct word is placed for you. Each hint costs −0.88 pts.
  8. Each incorrect full attempt costs −0.5 pts.
  9. Use the Volume & Speed sliders to hear each word and sentence read aloud in Google US English. The timer starts on your first word click.
  10. Your live score and timer are shown at the top. A perfect score is 100% (114 total words, zero hints, zero wrong attempts).
  11. Click "Finish & Send" at any time to submit your results to your professor.

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Pronoun Verb Article Adjective ★★ Preposition Noun Adverb and / but