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Harmony · Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 140

Hi everybody!

We can all have fun learning new vocabulary words with this game. You can post as many times a day as you like. Very Happy

THE GAME OF OPPOSITES

How to play:

I'll start the game with a word that has an opposite.

The next person will do TWO things: FIRST - give the opposite of my word; SECOND - give a new word (make sure it has an opposite!) to keep the game going.

Let's say the starting word is HAPPY. The next person writes SAD (or MELANCHOLY or GLOOMY or DISMAL, etc) and then ADDS A NEW WORD.

Here's an example of how the game might go:

Starting word - HAPPY

Person#1 - SAD . . . TALL

Person #2 - SHORT . . . FAST

Person #3 - SLOW . . . BUMPY

Person #4 - SMOOTH . . . AMUSING

Person#5 - BORING . . . NATURAL

Person#6 - ARTIFICIAL . . . FORWARD

And so on.

OK! LET THE GAME BEGIN!

THE STARTING WORD IS: TOGETHER

Lorikeet · Joined: 08 Oct 2005 Posts: 1877 Location: San Francisco

apart

upstairs

Harmony · Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 140

downstairs

tiny

(Is everybody shy here? I hope Lorikeet and I don't end up playing this alone!) Smile

shiner · Joined: 24 Mar 2006 Posts: 12 Location: China

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Sirius · Joined: 11 Dec 2005 Posts: 119 Location: Canada

large

thin

Philo Kevetch · Joined: 01 Feb 2006 Posts: 564

gigantic

up

Philo Kevetch · Joined: 01 Feb 2006 Posts: 564

Oops.... Sirius clicked in while I was typing.

thick

up

Harmony · Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 140

Oops! Shiner's words were in the subject line.

Let's go on from Philo. Philo's new word was UP, so I'll give the opposite - - - - DOWN

and then I'll add the new word Shiner gave - - - LOVELY

Harmony · Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 140

opposite of lovely:

UGLY (or UNSIGHTLY)

new word:

TERRIBLE

[The next person will give opposite of TERRIBLE and then add a new word.] Very Happy

lotus · Joined: 25 Jan 2004 Posts: 862

fortuitous

overt

Bob S. · Joined: 29 Apr 2004 Posts: 1767 Location: So. Cal

Demure

Vigorous

Harmony · Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 140

Well at least the teachers are having fun playing this game! Wink

Lethargic

Crispy

PLEASE NOTE THIS RULE CHANGE: You're welcome to post as many times a day as you like. If two or more people are here at the same time and want to take turns posting that's fine! Smile

redset · Joined: 18 Mar 2006 Posts: 582 Location: England

Spongy

(maybe some of these words are scaring away the students!)

Relaxed

Harmony · Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 140

Excited (opposite of relaxed)

Sad (my new word - the next person gives the opposite of this and then adds a new word)

Redset - Good point! Let's try using easier words for now.

Philo Kevetch · Joined: 01 Feb 2006 Posts: 564

Hello - Having fun using your English is also a good way to study. :)

sad ---> happy

up ---> ?