Word · Opposites
How do you spell big?
big
B-I-G
In your language
Русский
большой
Español
grande
العربية
كبير
Word facts
Example sentence
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The elephant is big.
Opposite: small
Spell it
Tap the letters in order to spell the word.
Rhyming words
pigdigfigwig
Its pack
Opposites →Lives with these words:
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Use it in class
- Act the pairSay “big!” and everyone shows it with their body; say “small!” and they switch to the opposite.
- Do the oppositeCall “big!” but the class must show the opposite and say it: “small!”
- Opposites memoryLay the opposites cards face down and turn two over at a time. big and small are a pair: say both and keep them.
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Questions and answers
- How do you spell big?
- B-I-G. Big has 3 letters and starts with B.
- What is big in Russian, Spanish and Arabic?
- In Russian: большой. In Spanish: grande. In Arabic: كبير.
- What rhymes with big?
- Words that rhyme with big: pig, dig, fig, wig.
Related resources
Presentation
Opposites Vocabulary Presentation (Free PPT)
Free opposites vocabulary presentation for ESL kids: 20 picture slides with audio, a quick check and a review grid. Present online or get PPT.
Topic Pack
Topic pack: print it all — Opposites
Every printable of the topic on one page, in printing order — one print, the whole pile.
Worksheet
Can-do check-sheet — Opposites
Point · say · name · write — tick what the child already can.