This medium worksheet builds second graders' adjective vocabulary by exploring opposites. Part A's nine fill-in-the-blank questions ask for the opposite of words like 'hard,' 'light,' 'fast,' 'clean,' 'happy,' 'loud,' and 'full,' so students learn pairs like soft-hard and quiet-loud that show contrast in writing.
Part B is a four-pair matching activity where students link 'long' with 'short,' 'young' with 'old,' 'thin' with 'thick,' and 'rough' with 'smooth.' Knowing opposite adjectives helps students compare things clearly and pick the most exact word when describing a noun in their own sentences.
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Adjectives
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The opposite of hard is soft.
2. The opposite of light is heavy.
3. A word that means the opposite of fast is slow.
4. The opposite of clean is dirty.
5. A word that means the opposite of happy is sad.
6. The opposite of loud is quiet.
7. The opposite of new is old.
8. A word that means the opposite of wet is dry.
9. The opposite of full is empty.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
long
→ short
smooth
young
→ old
short
thin
→ thick
thick
rough
→ smooth
old
Adjectives
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The opposite of hard is soft.
2) The opposite of light is heavy.
3) A word that means the opposite of fast is slow.
4) The opposite of clean is dirty.
5) A word that means the opposite of happy is sad.
6) The opposite of loud is quiet.
7) The opposite of new is old.
8) A word that means the opposite of wet is dry.
9) The opposite of full is empty.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
long
→ short
smooth
young
→ old
short
thin
→ thick
thick
rough
→ smooth
old
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