Adjective Opposites- Drawing Game
A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS
Practising opposites of adjectives by drawing games.
Lesson Plan Content:
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.
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alive
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dead |
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ancient/ old/ old-fashioned
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modern/ new/ up to date |
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ashamed/ embarrassed
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proud |
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beautiful/ handsome/ pretty
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hideous/ ugly |
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awful/ horrible/ terrible
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fantastic/ wonderful |
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bald/ hairless
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hairy |
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bent/ curly/ curved
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straight |
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big/ large
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little/ small |
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bored
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interested |
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brainy/ clever/ intelligent/ smart
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stupid/ unintelligent |
bright/ light
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dark |
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broad/ wide
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narrow |
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bumpy/ rough
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flat/ smooth |
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challenging/ difficult/ tricky
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easy/ simple |
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cheap
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expensive |
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chubby/ fat/ well-built |
skinny/ slim/ thin
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clean/ spotless
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dirty/ filthy |
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close/ near
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far |
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closed/ shut
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open |
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cloudy
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sunny |
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cold
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hot |
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comfortable
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uncomfortable |
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correct/ right
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incorrect/ wrong |
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deep
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shallow |
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different
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the same/ identical |
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fast/ quick/ rapid
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slow |
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female
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male |
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first
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last |
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happy
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sad/ unhappy |
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heavy
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light |
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high
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low |
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long
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short |
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loose
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tight |
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loud/ noisy
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quiet/ silent |
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messy/ untidy
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neat/ tidy |
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old
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young |
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penniless/ poor
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rich/ wealthy |
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powerful/ strong
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powerless/ weak |
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short
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tall |
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urban
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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).
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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
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The ant is big.
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The baby has a rough chin./ The baby’s chin is rough.
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The balloon is noisy./ The balloon is loud.
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The bicycle has wide wheels.
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The boat is over the bridge.
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The bowling lane is bumpy.
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The boy has a hat under his head./ The hat is under the boy’s head.
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The boy’s (under)pants are over his trousers.
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The cactus is smooth.
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The caterpillar has long legs.
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The clouds are under mountain.
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The elephant has a short nose
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The food is under the table.
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The giraffe has a short neck.
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The girl has hair under her head./ The hair is under the girl’s head.
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The gun is curly./ The gun is bent.
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The horse is on the man.
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The ice rink is rough./ The ice in the ice rink is rough.
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The mouse has little ears./ The mouse has small ears.
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The penguin has long legs.
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The pig has a long nose.
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The pig has a straight tail.
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The plane is under the ground./ The airplane is under the ground.
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The planet is square./ The world is square./ The Earth is square.
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The presents are on the Xmas tree.
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The rocket is flying down.
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The siren is under the police car.
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The man is skiing up./ The skier is going up.
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The snail is out of its shell.
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The snail is quick./ The snail is fast.
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The star is under the Xmas tree.
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The steering wheel is out of the car.
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The suit has short sleeves.
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The tortoise is quick./ The turtle is fast.
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The whale is light.
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Penguins are in the North.
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Ireland is to the east of England.
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