Strengthening Opposites: Antonym Vocabulary Practice for Class 4 

This Grade 4 grammar worksheet, “Strengthening Opposites: Antonym Vocabulary Practice,” is designed to help learners deepen their understanding of opposite meanings and apply them accurately in real-life contexts. With carefully graded vocabulary, it strengthens both word knowledge and sentence-level comprehension for upper primary students. 

Through a variety of engaging exercises such as matching, sorting, fill-in-the-blanks, MCQs, and sentence rewriting, students explore antonym pairs like "high/low", "precise/vague", "kind/cruel", and "gentle/harsh". Each task encourages learners to think critically about meaning, tone, and context — key skills for fluent reading and writing. 

Suitable for classroom teaching, homework, or revision, this worksheet supports Grade 4 English learning goals by combining vocabulary building with clear grammar application. 

Why Antonyms Matter in Grammar? 

Understanding antonyms helps learners recognise contrast and nuance in language. For Grade 4 learners, this topic is important because: 
1. It expands vocabulary with more precise and descriptive words. 
2. It improves comprehension by highlighting meaning differences. 
3. It supports better sentence construction and clarity in writing. 
4. It develops analytical thinking through comparison and choice. 

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

🧠 Exercise 1 – Match the Following
Students pair each word with its correct antonym to reinforce core vocabulary. 

📋 Exercise 2 – Sort the Words
Learners classify word pairs into antonyms and not antonyms, strengthening word relationship skills. 

✏️ Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks
Students select the correct word from antonym pairs to complete meaningful sentences. 

❓ Exercise 4 – Multiple Choice Questions 
Learners identify the correct antonym of highlighted words based on sentence context. 

📝 Exercise 5 – Sentence Rewriting
Students rewrite sentences by replacing incorrect words with their correct antonyms. 

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators) 

Exercise 1 – Match the Following
high–low, precise–vague, jolly–sad, complex–simple, generous–stingy, kind–cruel, real–fake, tender–tough, early–late, sharp–blunt 

Exercise 2 – Sort the Word Pairs
Antonyms: tender/tough, complex/simple, coarse/smooth, sharp/blunt, kind/cruel, precise/vague, jolly/sad, early/late, high/low 
Not Antonyms: tender/real, precise/kind, gentle/fake, frail/generous, fear/courage, jolly/coarse 

Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks 
1. proud 
2. dirty 
3. late 
4. wild 
5. gentle 
6. dry 
7. unsteady 
8. worthwhile 
9. difficult 
10. slow 

Exercise 4 – Choose the Antonym 
1. d) clear 
2. d) casual 
3. d) loose 
4. d) bold 
5. b) lively 
6. b) complex 
7. d) local 
8. a) orderly 
9. c) flexible 
10. b) complete 

Exercise 5 – Sentence Rewriting 
1. My dad turned the headlights on to see the road better. 
2. The tailor tightened the stitches well so that my shirt does not tear soon. 
3. He was fast and won the race. 
4. Asha filled her water bottle before the long trip. 
5. The shopkeeper opened the fridge to take out water. 
6. A student brightened the lamp before studying. 
7. The vendor opened a dirty jar to wash it again. 
8. Arav opened the umbrella to keep out the sun. 
9. The police towed my car away. 
10. A girl warmed her hands near a heater. 

Help your child build strong vocabulary skills and express ideas with clarity and confidence. 
Support meaningful grammar learning through structured antonym practice. 

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