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Gradable and Extreme Adjectives- Jigsaw Games

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Matching gradable and non-gradable adjectives jigsaw activities.

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Gradable and extreme adjectives jigsaw games

Instructions for teachers

Choose which set(s) of cards from below you are going to use. Cut up one set of cards per group of two to four students. The cards can be cut up many different ways, but make sure that that each card is made up of at least two boxes from the table (in other words there are no cards consisting of just one box). With weaker classes, you can cut the worksheet into cards with three, four or even five boxes each. With the four columns version, you might want to tell them one or more of the corners or give them the grid with corners to work on, so that they know where to start.

After completing the jigsaw and checking their answers with a copy of the worksheet, students can test each other on the words, by:

  • Reading out a gradable and extreme adjective and seeing if their partner can identify which is which
  • Reading out a gradable adjective and seeing if their partner can say the extreme version of it
  • Reading out a gradable or extreme adjective and seeing if their partner can say the other version
  • Reading out a word and seeing if their partner can say the opposite (making sure that the opposite of an extreme adjective is another extreme adjective)


Cards to cut up/ Suggested answers

Gradable and extreme adjective pairs version

annoying/ irritating

infuriating

ugly

hideous

bad

awful/ dreadful/ terrible

good

great/ fantastic/ splendid

boring

mind-numbing/ stupefying

interesting

fascinating/ spellbinding

exciting

gripping/ thrilling

dirty

filthy

confusing

mind-boggling/ mystifying

glad/ happy/ pleased

overjoyed

disappointed

devastated

tasty

mouth-watering

tiring

exhausting

expensive/ pricey

exorbitant

full

stuffed

unimportant

pointless/ worthless

impressive

awe inspiring

loud/ noisy

ear-splitting

moving

heart-wrenching

old

ancient

painful

excruciating

silly

idiotic/ ridiculous

surprised

amazed/ astonished

thirsty

parched

hungry/ peckish

starving

 

Synonyms of gradable and extreme adjectives version

 

amusing

 

funny

 

hilarious

 

side-splitting

 

 

annoyed

irritated/ angry

 

furious

 

enraged

attractive/ pretty

 

good looking

 

gorgeous

 

stunning

 

big

 

large

huge/ gigantic

massive/ enormous

 

little

 

small

 

tiny

minuscule/ minute

 

cool

  

 

cold

 

freezing

 

frozen

 

warm

 

hot

baking/ boiling

 

roasting

 

sad

 

unhappy

 

miserable

 

heartbroken

 

 

drunk

 

tipsy/ merry

wasted/ wrecked

 

blotto

 

sleepy

 

tired

 

exhausted

shattered/ knackered

 

frightened

 

 

scared

 

terrified

 

petrified

 

necessary

 

 

important

 

crucial/ vital

 

essential

 

nice

 

pleasant

charming/ lovely

 

delightful

 

rich

 

 

wealthy

 

filthy rich

 

loaded

 

Opposites of gradable and extreme adjectives version

Gradable and extreme adjective pairs are next to each other, with opposites above/ below

attractive/ good looking/ pretty

 

gorgeous/ stunning

 

ugly

 

 

hideous

 

good

great/ brilliant/ fantastic/ terrific

 

bad

awful/ disastrous/ dreadful/ terrible

 

big/ large

huge/ massive/ gigantic/ enormous

 

small/ little

 

 

tiny/ minuscule/ minute

 

boring

 

 

mind-numbing

 

interesting

captivating/ fascinating/ spellbinding

 

cool/ cold

 

 

freezing/ frozen

 

warm/ hot

 

 

boiling/ baking/ roasting

 

depressed/ sad/ unhappy

 

 

miserable/ heartbroken

 

glad/ happy/ pleased

 

 

overjoyed

 

dry

 

 

parched

 

 

wet

 

 

soaked/ sopping

 

sleepy/ tired

 

 

exhausted/ shattered

 

energetic

 

 

hyper

 

hungry

 

 

starving

 

full

 

 

stuffed

 

important

 

 

crucial/ vital/ essential

 

unimportant

 

 

pointless/ worthless

 

poor

poverty-stricken/ penniless

 

rich/ wealthy

 

loaded/ filthy rich

 

 

tasty

delicious/ mouth-watering/ lip-smacking

 

yucky

revolting/ sickening/ repulsive

 

nice/ pleasant

charming/ lovely/ delightful

 

unpleasant/ nasty

 

revolting

 

 

Synonyms of gradable and extreme adjectives grid with corners in

amusing

 

 

side-splitting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rich

 

 

 

loaded

 

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