Adjectives — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The opposite of hard is soft.
A rock is hard, but a pillow is soft—they feel the total opposite when you touch them. Both words are adjectives that describe texture.
2. The opposite of light is heavy.
A feather is light because it barely weighs anything, but a big rock is heavy because it is hard to lift. These two adjectives describe opposite amounts of weight.
3. A word that means the opposite of fast is slow.
A cheetah is fast because it runs quickly, while a turtle is slow because it moves at a gentle pace. Fast and slow are opposite adjectives for how quickly something moves.
4. The opposite of clean is dirty.
A freshly washed shirt is clean, but a shirt covered in mud is dirty. These adjectives are opposites that describe whether something has dirt on it.
5. A word that means the opposite of happy is sad.
Happy people smile and feel good, while sad people may frown or cry. These adjectives describe feelings that are total opposites.
6. The opposite of loud is quiet.
A drum is loud because it makes a big noise, but a whisper is quiet because it is soft and hard to hear. Both adjectives describe sound volume.
7. The opposite of new is old.
A toy fresh out of the box is new, while a toy your grandparents played with is old. These adjectives tell about how long something has existed.
8. A word that means the opposite of wet is dry.
Clothes fresh from the rain are wet because they are full of water, but clothes from the sunshine are dry with no water at all. These adjectives describe how much moisture something has.
9. The opposite of full is empty.
A glass with water to the top is full, but a glass with no water at all is empty. These two adjectives describe how much is inside a container.
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
Each pair names two adjectives that mean the opposite: long vs short describes length, young vs old describes age, thin vs thick describes width, and rough vs smooth describes texture.