Match the adjectives in column A with their opposites in column B

strong neat
beautiful narrow
loose single
clean new
thin short
dark old
short high
easy open
curly small
fancy quiet
hard light
fat rich
fast ugly
full sharp
blunt bad
good shiny
dull empty
handsome slow
poor thin
heavy soft
noisy plain
large straight
closed difficult
long tall
young light
low thick
old dirty
married tight
wide ugly
messy weak

Now using the adjectives from column A complete these sentences:

The knife wasn’t ___________ enough to cut through the meat.
She has been ____________ for ten years before they had their first child.
She was wearing a very _________ dress and everyone was looking at her.
I decided to go on a diet. All my clothes were too _________
I saw Gary last night dancing with the most ____________ girl I’d ever seen.
She found the door ___________ when she arrived at the house.
Betty has long, dark, ___________ hair and she looks like a film star.
The room was ____________ of people by the time I arrived.
John was a very ___________ baby and died at the age of 4.
That kitchen doesn’t look very _________, does it?
My brother is becoming more and more ______________ as the days go on.
I don’t know why they bought that ____________ house in the country, do you?
We drove down a long ___________ road before we saw the signs to the
motorway.
Did you notice how _______John has got; he ought to go on a diet.
I liked the book you lent me; it was __________ reading, just what I needed at
the time!
The suitcase was too _____________ for me to pick up.
Mary was a very ___________ , pleasant child who always paid attention at
school.
I had to find my way quickly, it was getting ________ and I was very afraid.
Brian was very ____________ at tennis when he was at university.
The table was much too ____________ for the tablecloth so we had to use two.
We had to buy a ________ cooker for the kitchen because the old one didn’t
work anymore.
The car was a big red _________ one and stood out amongst the others in the
car park.
Luckily the fence was ____________ and we were able to climb over it.
My daughter’s bedroom is always so ____________ despite the number of times
I tell her to tidy it.
Did you see that ________ man sitting on the bench? He must be nearly 100.
 The train was a ______________ one and we were afraid to miss our flight.
He was a very _________ man, a good head above everyone else.
There was a ________ layer of dust in the house; it was obvious nobody had
been there for years.

KEY

Matching

beautiful – ugly; clean – dirty; dark- light; easy – difficult; fancy - plain; fat – thin;
full – empty; good – bad;
handsome – ugly; heavy – light; large – small; long – short; low – high; married –
single; messy – neat; narrow – wide;
new – old; old – young; open – closed; quiet – noisy; rich – poor; sharp – blunt; shiny
– dull; slow – fast; soft – hard;
straight – curly; tall – short; thick – thin; tight – loose, weak – strong.

1. The knife wasn’t SHARP enough to cut through the meat.

2. She has been MARRIED for ten years before they had their first child.
3. She was wearing a very FANCY dress and everyone was looking at her.
4. I decided to go on a diet. All my clothes were too TIGHT.
5. I saw Gary last night dancing with the most BEAUTIFUL girl I’d ever seen.
6. She found the door OPEN when she arrived at the house.
7. Betty has long, dark, STRAIGHT hair and she looks like a film star.
8. The room was FULL of people by the time I arrived.
9. John was a very WEAK baby and died at the age of 4.
10. That kitchen doesn’t look very CLEAN, does it?
11. My brother is becoming more and more HANDSOME as the days go on.
12. I don’t know why they bought that LARGE house in the country, do you?
13. We drove down a long NARROW road before we saw the signs to the
motorway.
14. Did you notice how FAT John has got; he ought to go on a diet.
15. I liked the book you lent me; it was EASY reading, just what I needed at the
time!
16. The suitcase was too HEAVY for me to pick up.
17. Mary was a very QUIET, pleasant child who always paid attention at school.
18. I had to find my way quickly, it was getting DARK and I was very afraid.
19. Brian was very GOOD at tennis when he was at university.
20. The table was much too LONG for the tablecloth so we had to use two.
21. We had to buy a NEW cooker for the kitchen because the old one didn’t work
anymore.
22. The car was a big red SHINY one and stood out amongst the others in the car
park.
23. Luckily the fence was LOW and we were able to climb over it.
24. My daughter’s bedroom is always so MESSY despite the number of times I tell
her to tidy it.
25. Did you see that OLD man sitting on the bench? He must be nearly 100.
26. I love my new pullover, it’s so SOFT and comfortable.
27. If I were RICH I’d buy a yacht and sail around the world.