English Opposites
What's the opposite of always?
never.
Which city is bigger in population, London (UK) or New York City?
London: 9,002,488 in 2021 (vs. NYC: 8,804,190 in 2020)
What is the plural of tooth?
Teeth
swim, win, give, see
swam, won, gave, saw
What's the opposite of expensive?
cheap
What is a simile? Give an example
Comparing two things by using "like" or "as"
Make a similar sentence using an adjective with a negative prefix:
I can't read your handwriting.
Your handwriting is illegible.
What is the past tense of these verbs?
feel, eat, cut, break
felt, ate, cut, broke
What is the opposite of soft?
hard (or coarse)
Do not read aloud!!!
'tough' or 'though'
Which one makes the 'F' sound?
tough
What is the opposite to interesting?
boring
The adult blue whale is the largest mammal (weighing 100-160 tons). What is the largest living land mammal on the planet?
African elephant (weighing 7 tons)
What's the opposite of adult?
child / baby
What is the plural of child?
Children
What is the name of the new English king?
Charles III
What is the opposite of 'rude'?
polite
What is the opposite of beautiful?
ugly
How many objects are in a dozen?
12
What is the past tense of these words?
build, sell, throw
built, sold, threw
What is the plural of 'fish'?
fish
What is the opposite of TALL? (a tall person)
short (a short person)
What is the opposite of dangerous?
Safe / harmless
What is the past tense of 'find'?
found
Which is the third closest planet to the sun?
the Earth
What's the opposite of "to fix" something?
to break / to damage
What is the opposite of visible? (use a prefix)
invisible
Put the following expressions in alphabetical order:
shrimp
pumpkin
yogurt
chocolate
pizza
apples
1) Apples
2) Chocolate
3) Pizza
4) Pumpkin
5) Shrimp
6) Yogurt
What is the plural of 'mouse'?
mice
What's the opposite of brave?
afraid / timid / fearful / cowardly
Name 3 animals that can fly.
bird (blackbird), swan, eagle, duck, goose, swallow, crane ('Kranich'), bat, mosquito, fly, bee, wasp, etc.
Name three vegetables
tomato, lettuce, cucumber, pepper, cauliflower, eggplant, Brussels sprout, asparagus, beans, potatoes, carrots, cabbage, beetroot, celery, courgette, fennel, onion, leek, pumpkin, pea, sweet corn, etc.
Name three things you can write with.
f.e. pen (ballpoint pen, felt tip pen), pencil (color pencil), stylo, typewriter, chalk, ...
What's the opposite of hardworking?
lazy, idle
disloyal
Match the rhyming words:
1) spell a) bluff
2) cost b) flu
3) rough c) grow
4) though d) tell
5) through e) lost
1) cost - lost
2) spell - tell
3) rough - bluff
4) though - grow
5) through - flu
What word is hidden behind the spelling "ghoti" - if you pronounce that word accordingly?
(cf. 3 sounds: "gh-o-ti" as in 'rough', 'women', 'nation')
Fish