Opposites attract – basic adjective and antonym practice

Fill in the gaps with the right adjective.

a) angry
b) brave
c) cheap
d) dark
e) easy
f) funny
g) giant
h) heavy
i) interesting
j) joyful

1) I couldn’t see anything it was so ………. in the room.
2) I lost my mother’s favourite necklace and she was very ………. .
3) He was very ………. when he went into the burning building to save the old lady.
4) Read this book if you have time. It’s very ………. .
5) The new guy is ………. and everybody looks so small next to him.
6) It’s not too expensive, but it isn’t ………. either.
7) He makes everybody laugh he is so ………. .
8) I’ll help you with that suitcase. It’s very ………. .
9) Everybody felt great so the party was very  ………. .
10) I’m sure I will pass the exam because it was very ………. .

Answers: 1) d, 2) a, 3) b, 4) i, 5) g, 6) c, 7) f, 8) h, 9) j, 10) e

Now match the adjectives with their antonyms.

1) angry
2) brave
3) cheap
4) dark
5) easy
6) funny
7) giant
8) heavy
9) interesting
10) joyful

a) boring
b) serious
c) tiny
d) calm
e) light
f) sad
g) difficult
h) timid
i) expensive
j) bright

Answers: 1) d, 2) h, 3) i, 4) j, 5) g, 6) b, 7) c, 8) e, 9) a, 10) f

angry – mérges
brave – bátor
cheap – olcsó
dark – sötét
easy – könnyű
funny – nevetséges, vicces
giant – óriási
heavy – nehéz (súlyra)
interesting – érdekes
joyful – örömteljes
boring – unalmas
serious – komoly
tiny – apró
calm – nyugodt
light – könnyű (súlyra)
sad – szomorú
difficult – nehéz, bonyolult
timid – félénk
expensive – drága
bright – világos, fényes