Build adjective vocabulary with our free online ESL activities and exercises, from common opposites to words for describing people, places and things. For adjective grammar (word order, -ed and -ing adjectives, adjective or adverb), see Adjectives and Adverbs. For words to describe character, see Personality.
Available Activities
- Opposites (A1) – Flashcards: 30 common adjectives with their opposites (big/small, cheap/expensive, easy/difficult). Students can start from either side.
- Opposites (A2) – Flashcards: 30 more adjectives with their opposites (thick/thin, deep/shallow, generous/mean). Students can start from either side.
- Negative Prefixes (B1) – Flashcards: 30 adjectives. Students choose the right prefix to make the opposite: un-, in-, im-, il-, ir- or dis- (unhappy, impossible, illegal, irregular, dishonest).