Opposites: Adjectives - B1 Set 2
Practise 24 B1 adjective opposites about availability, experience, responsibility, scale and professional life, then write sentences using selected pairs. Includes suggested answers on page 2.
What’s in the worksheet?
- 24 adjective-opposite prompts
- Four full-width sentence-writing lines
- Suggested answers on page 2
Recall 24 B1 adjective opposites about activity, experience, judgement and degree. Learners use four selected pairs in sentences, establishing meanings for contrasts such as domestic / international and maximum / minimum.
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A simple way to teach it
Before the lesson
Print the task separately from the page 2 suggested key and provide notebooks. Review domestic with a travel or business example and secure with a clear context. Neutral situations work better than personal labels.
- Model available / unavailable, then attempt the list. Ask learners to mark any original adjective whose meaning is uncertain.
- Check answers and discuss the key's alternatives: healthy / unhealthy, frequent / infrequent, cheap / expensive and clear / unclear. Compare these with the printed suggestions to see why context matters.
- Choose four pairs and write one sentence per pair using one or both words. Partners check meaning and suggest a clearer context where needed.
Support and extension
For support, supply short definitions or a mixed answer bank. For an extension, compare clear instructions with clear water and discuss how the relevant contrast changes. Do not force a single opposite onto every sense of a word. Accept suitable alternatives and meaningful writing; the four sentences have no fixed answer key.
Suggested approach. Adjust the pace and number of questions to suit your class.
