The document provides a worksheet activity for students to practice identifying adjectives and their antonyms. Students are given sentences and must circle the adjective, then write a new sentence using an antonym from the word bank. The word bank contains common adjective antonyms like dirty/clean, long/short, young/old, slow/fast, and quiet/noisy. Students complete 15 sentences total by writing new sentences that swap the original adjective for its antonym.

1. Adjective Antonyms Name:___________________________
Adjectives describe nouns. They give information about something or
someone that we can discover with our senses. They tell how he/she/it looks, feels,
sounds, smells, or tastes.
Read the sentence. Circle the adjective. Write the sentence that comes next, using an
adjective from the word box that is the antonym of the adjective in the first sentence.
Word Box
dirty long young slow quiet
rich short cheap easy full
funny ugly hot dry round
1. The clothes are not clean. The clothes are dirty.
2. The math homework is not hard.
3. The party is not noisy.
4. The man is not poor.
5. The woman is not beautiful.
6. The perfume is not expensive.
7. The car is not fast.
8. The movie is not serious.
9. The ground is not wet.
10. My uncle is not old.
11. His brother is not tall.
12. The world is not flat.
13. They are not hungry.
14. The weather is not cold.
15. The song is not short.
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2. Key
Name:___________________________
Adjective Antonyms
Adjectives describe nouns. They give information about something or
someone that we can discover with our senses. They tell how he/she/it looks, feels,
sounds, smells, or tastes.
Read the sentence. Circle the adjective. Write the sentence that comes next, using an
adjective from the word box that is the antonym of the adjective in the first sentence.
Word Box
dirty long young slow quiet
rich short cheap easy full
funny ugly hot dry round
1. The clothes are not clean. The clothes are dirty.
2. The math homework is not hard. The math homework is easy.
3. The party is not noisy. The party is quiet.
4. The man is not poor. The man is rich.
5. The woman is not beautiful. The woman is ugly.
6. The perfume is not expensive. The perfume is cheap.
7. The car is not fast. The car is slow.
8. The movie is not serious. The movie is funny.
9. The ground is not wet. The ground is dry.
10. My uncle is not old. My uncle is young.
11. His brother is not tall. His brother is short.
12. The world is not flat. The world is round.
13. They are not hungry. They are full.
14. The weather is not cold. The weather is hot.
15. The song is not short. The song is long.
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