Vocabulary Lesson Facial Hair

English vocabulary lesson with words connected to facial hair. This lesson will help you define beard, goatee, stubble, clean-shaven, moustache, sideburns, five o’clock shadow, whiskers and handlebar moustache.

(a) beard NOUN hair that grows on a man’s chin and cheeks
‘My beard is starting to go grey as I am getting older.’

(a) goatee NOUN a small pointed beard that grows on a man’s chin – like that of a goat.
‘My goatee is growing down and my hat is growing up.’

(–) stubble UNCOUNTABLE NOUN the short hairs on a man’s face if he hasn’t shaved for a few days
‘Leave my stubble or shave it off?’

clean-shaven ADJECTIVE a man without a beard or moustache
‘My new clean-shaven image will definitely get me a new woman.’

(a) moustache NOUN the hair growing below a man’s, or a woman’s, nose
‘Some men like women with moustaches.’

(–) sideburns PLURAL NOUN hair grown by a man in front of his ears
‘With my wild hair and sideburns I look like someone from the 18th century.’

(a) five o’clock shadow NOUN the small hairs growing on a man’s face in the afternoon since his shave in the morning
‘An android with a five o’clock shadow looks almost human.’

(–) whiskers PLURAL NOUN an old-fashioned name for hair growing on a man’s cheeks
‘Many men in the 19th century had long whiskers.’

(a) handlebar moustache NOUN a long moustache that curls up at both ends
‘The most famous photo of Salvador Dali shows him with a very long thin handlebar moustache.’

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  1. Question 1 of 9

     1. Question

     What is the hair that grows on a man’s chin and cheeks called?
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     A beard.

     

     ‘My beard is starting to go grey as I am getting older.’

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     A beard.

     

     ‘My beard is starting to go grey as I am getting older.’
  2. Question 2 of 9

     2. Question

     What is the small pointed beard that grows on a man’s chin – like that of a goat called?
     Correct
     

     A goatee.

     

     ‘My goatee is growing down and my hat is growing up.’

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     A goatee.

     

     ‘My goatee is growing down and my hat is growing up.’
  3. Question 3 of 9

     3. Question

     What are the short hairs on a man’s face if he hasn’t shaved for a few days called?
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     Stubble.

     

     ‘Leave my stubble or shave it off?’

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     Stubble.

     

     ‘Leave my stubble or shave it off?’
  4. Question 4 of 9

     4. Question

     A man without a beard or moustache is, what?
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     Clean-shaven.

     

     ‘My new clean-shaven image will definitely get me a new woman.’

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     Clean-shaven.

     

     ‘My new clean-shaven image will definitely get me a new woman.’
  5. Question 5 of 9

     5. Question

     What are the hairs growing below a man’s, or a woman’s, nose called?
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     A moustache.

     

     ‘Some men like women with moustaches.’

     Incorrect
     

     A moustache.

     

     ‘Some men like women with moustaches.’
  6. Question 6 of 9

     6. Question

     What is the hair grown by a man in front of his ears called?
     Correct
     

     Sideburns.

     

     ‘With my wild hair and sideburns, I look like someone from the 18th century.’

     Incorrect
     

     Sideburns.

     

     ‘With my wild hair and sideburns, I look like someone from the 18th century.’
  7. Question 7 of 9

     7. Question

     What are the small hairs growing on a man’s face in the afternoon since his shave in the morning called?
     Correct
     

     A five o’clock shadow.

     

     ‘An android with a five o’clock shadow looks almost human.’

     Incorrect
     

     A five o’clock shadow.

     

     ‘An android with a five o’clock shadow looks almost human.’
  8. Question 8 of 9

     8. Question

     What is old-fashioned name for hair growing on a man’s cheeks?
     Correct
     

     Whiskers.

     

     ‘Many men in the 19th century had long whiskers.’

     Incorrect
     

     Whiskers.

     

     ‘Many men in the 19th century had long whiskers.’
  9. Question 9 of 9

     9. Question

     What is a long moustache that curls up at both ends called?
     Correct
     

     A handlebar moustache.

     

     ‘The most famous photo of Salvador Dali shows him with a very long thin handlebar moustache.’

     Incorrect
     

     A handlebar moustache.

     

     ‘The most famous photo of Salvador Dali shows him with a very long thin handlebar moustache.’

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