English Vocabulary for Adjectives (Opposites)

Learn Common Opposites in English

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 five different games and three different types of flashcard. At the end, there are three example sentences for each word.

Vocabulary Games for

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Match-the-Pairs Game

Memory Game

Basic Flash Cards

Spell-the-Word Game

Spell the word represented by the picture.

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. Show Instructions

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"Sentence" Flash Cards

Click on the box to see the word in a sentence.

"Missing Word" Flash Cards

Click on the box to see the missing word in a sentence.

Example Sentences

Here are 3 sentences for each of the following words from the "adjectives (opposites)" category:

• "big/small","hot/cold","young/old","happy/sad","hard/soft","fast/slow","heavy/light","full/empty","rich/poor","tall/short"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• 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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