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#1 GAME TIME! Let's play this easy word game!
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Harmony



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 3:31 pm    Post subject: #1 GAME TIME! Let's play this easy word game! Reply with quote

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


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Lorikeet



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 7:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

apart



upstairs
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Harmony



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 4:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

downstairs

tiny


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



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 5:53 am    Post subject: big-----lovely Reply with quote

Embarassed
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I found my way! ~ It's a different way ~ Nothing will stop me now, there will be a brand new day!
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Sirius



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 6:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

large


thin
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Philo Kevetch



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 6:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

gigantic




up
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Philo Kevetch



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 6:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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



thick



up
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Harmony



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 6:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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
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Harmony



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 6:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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
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lotus



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 7:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

fortuitous


overt
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Bob S.



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 11:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Demure


Vigorous
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Harmony



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 12:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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
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redset



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 8:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Spongy

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

Relaxed
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Harmony



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 8:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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.
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Philo Kevetch



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 7:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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

sad ---> happy

up ---> ?
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