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Adjective Opposites- Drawing Game

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Practising opposites of adjectives by drawing games.

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Adjective opposites drawing games

Opposites pairs Pictionary

Choose a row from below (e.g. “big” and “little”). Draw both of the things on that row until someone guesses the words in both sides of the table below. If your partner can’t guess correctly, continue drawing and then give them other hints such as a first letter or one of the two words. If they still can’t guess what you have drawn, let them look at the whole list.   

 

alive

 

 

dead

 

ancient/ old/ old-fashioned

 

 

modern/ new/ up to date

 

ashamed/ embarrassed

 

 

proud

 

beautiful/ handsome/ pretty

 

 

hideous/ ugly

 

awful/ horrible/ terrible

 

 

fantastic/ wonderful

 

bald/ hairless

 

 

hairy

 

bent/ curly/ curved

 

 

straight

 

big/ large

 

 

little/ small

 

bored

 

 

interested

 

brainy/ clever/ intelligent/ smart

 

 

stupid/ unintelligent


 

bright/ light

 

 

dark

 

broad/ wide

 

 

narrow

 

bumpy/ rough

 

 

flat/ smooth

 

 

 

challenging/ difficult/ tricky

 

 

easy/ simple

 

cheap

 

 

expensive

 

chubby/ fat/ well-built

 

skinny/ slim/ thin

 

 

clean/ spotless

 

 

dirty/ filthy

 

close/ near

 

 

far

 

closed/ shut

 

 

open

 

cloudy

 

 

sunny

 


cold

 

 

hot

 

comfortable

 

 

uncomfortable

 

correct/ right

 

 

incorrect/ wrong

 

deep

 

 

shallow

 

different

 

 

the same/ identical

 

fast/ quick/ rapid

 

 

slow

 

female

 

 

male

 

first

 

 

last

 

 

 

happy

 

 

sad/ unhappy

 

heavy

 

 

light

 


high

 

 

low

 


long

 

 

short

 

loose

 

 

tight

 

loud/ noisy

 

 

quiet/ silent

 

messy/ untidy

 

 

neat/ tidy

 

old

 

 

young

 

penniless/ poor

 

 

rich/ wealthy

 

powerful/ strong

 

 

powerless/ weak

 

short

 

 

tall

 

urban

 

 

rural/ suburban

Ask about any words above which you don’t understand, drawing it to help explain or show your understanding each time.

Draw just one of the words above and see if your partner can identify that word, then draw and say its opposite.

Test each other on the words by reading out one and seeing if your partner can say the opposite above.

 

The wrong way round opposites drawing game

Choose one of the phrases below and draw that thing until your partner guesses both what you have drawn and what the (correct) opposite is (in other words what that thing should really be like).

Useful language for playing the game

“The… is/ has… It should be/ have…”   “The… is/ has… …s (usually) are/ have…”

 

Suggested opposites sentences to draw

 

The ant is big.

 

 

The baby has a rough chin./ The baby’s chin is rough.

 

 

The balloon is noisy./ The balloon is loud.

 

 

The bicycle has wide wheels.

 

 

The boat is over the bridge.

 

 

The bowling lane is bumpy.

 

 

The boy has a hat under his head./ The hat is under the boy’s head.

 

 

The boy’s (under)pants are over his trousers.

 

 

The cactus is smooth.

 

 

The caterpillar has long legs.

 

 

The clouds are under mountain.

 

 

The elephant has a short nose

 

 

The food is under the table.

 

 

The giraffe has a short neck.

 

 

The girl has hair under her head./ The hair is under the girl’s head.

 

 

The gun is curly./ The gun is bent.

 

 

The horse is on the man.

 

 

 

 

The ice rink is rough./ The ice in the ice rink is rough.

 

 

The mouse has little ears./ The mouse has small ears.

 

 

The penguin has long legs.

 

 

The pig has a long nose.

 

 

The pig has a straight tail.

 

 

The plane is under the ground./ The airplane is under the ground.

 

 

The planet is square./ The world is square./ The Earth is square.

 

 

The presents are on the Xmas tree.

 

 

The rocket is flying down.

 

 

The siren is under the police car.

 

 

The man is skiing up./ The skier is going up.

 

 

The snail is out of its shell.

 

 

The snail is quick./ The snail is fast.

 

 

The star is under the Xmas tree.

 

 

The steering wheel is out of the car.

 

 

The suit has short sleeves.

 

 

The tortoise is quick./ The turtle is fast.

 

 

The whale is light.

 

 

Penguins are in the North.

 

 

Ireland is to the east of England.

 

 

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