SECONDARY OPPOSITES III

(With a nod to Robert Leighton)

Two words are secondary opposites if they can go before two regular opposites and form familiar, new expressions. For example, JET and LILY are secondary opposites because they can precede regular opposites BLACK and WHITE to give JET BLACK and LILY WHITE. Given the secondary opposites below, how many of the regular opposites can you name to go with them? 

1. Red - Ice 

2. Sky - Low

3. Full - Pass

4. Big - Rock

5. Pitch - Snow 

6. Fast - Mortal

7.Wide - Sound

8. Whole - White

9. Water - Quarter

10. Moving - Holding

 

Answers:

 

1. red HOT - ice COLD

2. sky HIGH - lowDOWN

3. full STOP - pass GO

4. big TOP - rock BOTTOM

5. pitch BLACK - snow WHITE

6. fast FRIEND - mortal ENEMY

7. wide AWAKE - sound ASLEEP

8. whole TRUTH - white LIE

9. waterFRONT - quarterBACK

10. moving FORWARD - holding BACK