A big bag and a small bag. Big and small are about size.
big and small
Try it: Amina has two bags. This bag is big. That bag isn't big. It is ___. (small / hot / long) Answer: small — Amina's first bag is big, so her other bag is small.
Word
Pronunciation
Example
big / small
a big bag, a small bag
hot and cold
A hot cup of tea and a cold drink with ice. Hot and cold say how warm something is.
Try it: Wei has two cups. This cup of tea is hot. That cup isn't hot. It is ___. (cold / small / old) Answer: cold — Wei's cup of tea is hot, and his second cup isn't hot, so that cup is cold.
Word
Pronunciation
Example
hot / cold
hot tea, a cold drink
good and bad
A good pen and a bad pen. A good pen writes well, and a bad pen does not.
Try it: Ira has two pens. This pen is bad. That pen isn't bad. It is ___. (good / cold / short) Answer: good — Ira's first pen is bad, so her other pen is good.
Word
Pronunciation
Example
good / bad
a good pen, a bad pen
new and old
A new phone and an old phone. New and old are about age.
Try it: Lars's phone is old. Mei's phone isn't old. It is ___. (new / big / good) Answer: new — Mei's phone isn't old, so it is new.
Word
Pronunciation
Example
new / old
a new phone, an old phone
long and short
A long pencil and a short pencil. Long and short are about length.
Try it: Farid has two pencils. This pencil is long. That pencil isn't long. It is ___. (short / hot / new) Answer: short — Farid's first pencil is long, so his other pencil is short.