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English Vocabulary for Adjectives (Opposites)

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This is a lesson to help you practise adjectives and their opposites in English. There are eight learning methods for you to work through, including six different games and two different types of flashcard.

Vocabulary Games for

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Multi-Choice Questions

Match the word to the picture.

This is the simplest test on the page. It is designed to familiarize learners with the words and the images.

  • There are two types of question. Players must either:
    • match the picture to the word, or
    • match the word to the picture.
  • You can toggle the sound on and off.
  • Good luck!
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Match-the-Pairs Game

Draw three lines from the pictures on the left to the correct words on the right.

  • Your mission is to match each picture with the correct word in as few a clicks as possible.
  • There are three pictures in each set, and there are sets to complete.
  • Click on your first square to start then click on the corresponding square on the other side. Good luck!

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Memory Game

This is a classic memory game. Turn two cards at a time and try to match each picture with the right word.

  • Your mission is to pair pictures with their correct titles in as few a clicks as possible.
  • Click on a card to turn it. Next, try to find its partner by clicking on a second card. (If you fail to find a match with your second click, both cards will turn again.)
  • This is a memory game as well as a vocabulary-learning game.
  • Click on your first card to start. Good luck!

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Basic Flash Cards

This is not a game. These are classic flashcards to help learners study the words at their own pace.

  • Say the word shown by the picture, then click on a card to turn it.
  • If you were right, move on to the next word.
  • If you were wrong, click on the card again to hide the word and move on to the next word.
  • Keep going through the cards until you can get them all right.
  • You can toggle the sound on and off.

Spell-the-Word Game

Spell the word represented by the picture.

  • The letters below the picture are the jumbled letters of the correct word represented by the picture.
  • Spell the correct word by clicking on the letters in order.
  • You can toggle the sound on and off.

Learn with Hangman!

Hangman is a classic word game. In this version, the hidden word is one of the words from the "adjectives (opposites)" category. Choose your first letter to start.

  • Guess the hidden word by choosing one letter at a time.
  • If you guess a letter in the hidden word, then all is good.
  • If you guess a letter that is not in the hidden word, then the hangman starts to build the gallows.
  • If the gallows are completed, you lose.
  • Good luck!
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"Missing Word" Flash Cards

This is not a game. These are classic flashcards to help learners study the words (with some context) at their own pace.

  • Read the sentence aloud, filling the gap with the word shown by the picture.
  • Click on the card to reveal the whole sentence.
  • If you were right, move on to the next card.
  • If you were wrong, click on the same card again to hide the complete sentence and move on to the next card.
  • Keep going through the cards until you can get them all right.
  • You can toggle the sound on and off.

Word Detective

Can you work out which word has been covered up?

  • The image and title have been blurred out to hide a word that fits in all three sentences. Your job is to identify the hidden word.
  • When you have worked it out, select the button with the correct word.
  • Tip 1. During the game, keep an eye on the images below to work out which words are remaining. (No words are repeated.)
  • Tip 2. Click on an underlined word in a sentence to see the meaning of that word.
  • Good luck!
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big vocabulary list

big

  • A big object takes up a lot of space.
  • Elephants are big.
  • He saw a big building.
small vocabulary list

small

  • A small object does not take up much space.
  • Ants are small.
  • She held a small coin.
hot vocabulary list

hot

  • A hot object feels very warm.
  • Fire is hot.
  • He drank hot coffee.
cold vocabulary list

cold

  • A cold object feels very cool.
  • Ice is cold.
  • She drank cold water.
young vocabulary list

young

  • A young person is not old.
  • Children are young.
  • She is very young.
old vocabulary list

old

  • An old person has lived many years.
  • Grandparents are often old.
  • He feels old.
happy vocabulary list

happy

  • A happy person smiles a lot.
  • Birthdays make people happy.
  • She felt very happy today.
sad vocabulary list

sad

  • A sad person may cry.
  • Rainy days can make you sad.
  • He looked sad after the news.
hard vocabulary list

hard

  • A hard object is not easy to break.
  • Rocks are hard.
  • He touched the hard wall.
soft vocabulary list

soft

  • A soft object is easy to press.
  • Pillows are soft.
  • She likes her soft blanket.
fast vocabulary list

fast

  • A fast object moves quickly.
  • Cheetahs are fast.
  • He drove a fast car.
slow vocabulary list

slow

  • A slow object moves slowly.
  • Turtles are slow.
  • She took a slow walk.
heavy vocabulary list

heavy

  • A heavy object is hard to lift.
  • Rocks are usually heavy.
  • He carried a heavy box.
light vocabulary list

light

  • A light object is easy to carry.
  • Feathers are light.
  • She lifted the light bag.
full vocabulary list

full

  • A full container has no more space.
  • A glass of water can be full.
  • The jar is full of cookies.
empty vocabulary list

empty

  • An empty container has nothing inside.
  • An empty bottle has no water.
  • The room is empty.
rich vocabulary list

rich

  • A rich person has a lot of money.
  • Some people are very rich.
  • He wants to be rich one day.
poor vocabulary list

poor

  • A poor person has little money.
  • Some people are poor.
  • She felt poor growing up.
tall vocabulary list

tall

  • A tall person is above average height.
  • Basketball players are often tall.
  • Jack is very tall.
short vocabulary list

short

  • A short person is below average height.
  • Being short can make it hard to reach high places.
  • Jill is quite short.
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