TEACHER’S NOTES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Similar or Opposite?

Activity Type Introduction

Vocabulary Game: In this engaging adjective opposites board game, students name
naming opposites and adjectives that have a similar or opposite meaning to another
synonyms (group work) adjective.

Procedure
Focus
Divide the students into groups of three or four.
Adjective opposites
Give each group a copy of the game board, the two sets of cards,
a dice and counters.
Aim
To name adjectives that Ask the students to shuffle each set of cards and place them face-
have a similar or opposite down in a pile on the game board in their assigned space.
meaning to another
adjective. Players place their counters on the start square.

Players then take it in turns to roll the dice and move their counter
Preparation along the board.
Make one copy of the
When a player lands on a square, the student to their right looks
game board and cards
at the category on the square and takes the top card from the
for each group of three
corresponding pile, without showing it to anyone.
or four. Cut the cards
out as indicated and
The student then reads the clue on the card to the player.
put them into two sets.
Also, prepare a dice and
For the 'similar' category, the player has to name a specific
counters for each group.
adjective that is similar in meaning to another adjective.

Level For the 'opposite' category, the player has to say the opposite of
a given adjective.
Intermediate (B1)
The correct answer is shown in bold for the student.

Time If the player answers correctly, they stay on the square.

25 minutes
If not, the player goes back two squares.

The card is then placed at the bottom of the pile.

It's then the next player's turn.

The first student to reach the finish wins the game.

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 ADJECTIVE OPPOSITES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Similar or Opposite?

Opposite Similar Opposite Miss a turn Opposite Similar

Similar Similar Similar Opposite

Opposite Opposite Similar Opposite Similar

Similar Opposite

Go back to
Miss a turn Opposite Similar Opposite Similar
the start!

Similar Opposite Similar

Opposite

Similar Opposite

Opposite Similar

Finish Opposite Similar Opposite Similar Start

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 ADJECTIVE OPPOSITES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Similar or Opposite?

A... is similar B... is similar C... is similar D... is similar E... is similar
to mad to large to relaxed to hard to simple

angry big calm difficult easy

F... is similar G... is similar H... is similar I... is similar J... is similar
to distant to happy to starving to smart to happy

far glad hungry intelligent joyful

K... is similar L... is similar M... is similar N... is similar O... is similar
to nice to lengthy to updated to tidy to ancient

kind long modern neat old

P... is similar Q... is similar R... is similar S... is similar T... is similar
to skint to high-grade to wealthy to depressed to small

poor quality rich sad tiny

U... is similar V... is similar W... is similar Y... is similar Z... is similar
to sad to purple to hot to funny to motivated

unhappy violet warm humorous keen/eager

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 ADJECTIVE OPPOSITES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Similar or Opposite?

The opposite of The opposite of The opposite of The opposite of The opposite of
lazy is... good is... careful is... light is... full is...

active bad careless dark/heavy empty

The opposite of The opposite of The opposite of The opposite of The opposite of
true is... innocent is... sad is... polite is... unjumbled is...

false guilty happy impolite jumbled

The opposite of The opposite of The opposite of The opposite of The opposite of
unknown is... early is... few is... positive is... underrated is...

known late many negative overrated

The opposite of The opposite of The opposite of The opposite of The opposite of
absent is... loud is... fake is... dangerous is... fat is...

present quiet real safe thin

The opposite of The opposite of The opposite of The opposite of The opposite of
beautiful is... invalid is dry is... old is... straight is

ugly valid wet young/new bent/twisted

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