Read these sentences and pay attention to the adjectives used to describe qualities of character

1. Preston is very lazy. He is always in bed doing nothing.

2. Mary is never late. She's very punctual

3. You are very selfish. You only think about yourself!

4. We can trust Samantha. She's very reliable

5. Marion is always smiling. She's very cheerful

6. Joanna never says sorry. She's very rude

7. He never bought me a drink while we were together. He was really mean

8. Andrea is very young, but she never does anything stupid. She's very sensible

9. My neighbour is very polite. He is very helpful to other people

10. Helen is a very quiet person. He doesn't usually open his mouth

• Many of these adjectives describing character have clear opposites: rude - polite
  

• We can also use prefixes to form opposites: polite - impolite

If you don't understand these words, here you have a useful online dictionary