General Adjectives

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A printable B1 pairing worksheet on common all-purpose adjectives: 8 words in each of two columns, to be joined to the word that means the opposite. Recognition practice that works both on the day the words are introduced and as later revision, in about 25 minutes.

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Poziom CEFR :B1

Poziom klasy :Level 5

Typ :Ćwiczenia i arkusze

Kultura i cywilizacja :Życie codzienne

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Resource Objective & Content

The objective is to consolidate knowledge of general adjectives and to introduce the formation of opposites via common negative prefixes (un-, im-, il-, in-).

The document is an exercise titled "Antonyms Game" on the theme "General Adjectives". Students must connect eight pairs of words with opposite meanings. The vocabulary covers fundamental concepts: correct/wrong, possible/impossible, simple/complex, modern/old-fashioned, formal/informal, public/private, legal/illegal, and usual/unusual. The activity is particularly useful for highlighting the rules of antonym formation.

Suggested Procedure

Before the Activity (~5 min): THE POWER OF PREFIXES

Write the prefixes un-, im-, il-, in- on the board. Ask students if they know what these small letters do to a word. Give a simple example like happy / unhappy to illustrate the idea of opposition.

During the Activity (~5-10 min): FINDING THE OPPOSITES

Distribute the worksheet. Point out to students that many words in the right column use the prefixes seen on the board.
Allow students, individually or in pairs, to connect the pairs.
Lead a collective correction by classifying the antonyms by prefix type.

After the Activity (~10 min): SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

Give students simple sentences containing an adjective from the left column (e.g., "It is possible to finish the exercise.").
Ask them to rewrite the sentence to have the opposite meaning, using the corresponding antonym (e.g., "It is impossible to finish the exercise.").

Adaptations

To simplify: Review the meaning of each word in the left column before students start the matching exercise.
To extend: Challenge students to find other words they know that use these same negative prefixes. Can they find the opposite of patient, believable, or logical?