Raising Word Power: Antonym Practice for Class 6

This Class 6 antonyms worksheet helps learners deepen their grasp of vocabulary by exploring richer, more nuanced word pairs. With words like mighty/fragile, logical/illogical, warm/cool, firm/rigid, helpful/useless, and loud/quiet, students sharpen their understanding of contrast and strengthen both comprehension and expression.

The worksheet includes a variety of tasks—matching, sorting, contextualised blanks, MCQs, and sentence rewriting—that guide students toward accurate usage of antonyms in real language situations. Class 6 learners benefit from these activities as they begin handling more sophisticated texts in school.

Why Antonyms Matter in Grammar?

Antonyms help students recognise meaning by contrast and improve precision in language. For Class 6 learners, this topic is important because:
1. They enhance academic vocabulary required for upper-grade reading.
2. They make sentence interpretation clearer and more accurate.
3. They support effective writing and structured communication.
4. They build critical thinking by comparing shades of meaning.

What’s Inside This Worksheet?

🧠 Exercise 1 – Match the Following 
Students match word pairs like glad/upset, logical/illogical, mighty/fragile, smooth/rough, helpful/useless, and more.

✏️ Exercise 2 – Sort the Words 
Learners identify which pairs are true antonyms and which are not.

📚 Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks 
Students select the correct antonym from each pair to complete context-rich sentences.

📝 Exercise 4 – Multiple Choice Questions 
Learners choose antonyms of words such as “stable,” “limited,” “hostile,” “temporary,” “biased,” “rigid,” “vague,” and more.

✍️ Exercise 5 – Sentence Rewriting 
Students replace incorrect words with appropriate antonyms to correct the meaning of each sentence.

ANSWER KEY (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise 1 – Match the Following 
glad – upset 
mighty – fragile 
lush – rigid 
stout – negative 
logical – illogical 
helpful – useless 
smooth – rough 
warm – cool 
firm – soft 
loud – quiet

Exercise 2 – Sort the Words 

Antonym Pairs: 
logical/illogical, rough/gentle, quiet/loud, helpful/useless, smooth/coarse, mighty/fragile 

Not Antonyms: 
foolish/fast, whisper/quiet, stout/negative, glad/happy, spry/slow, gentle/useless, warm/foolish, lush/rigid, firm/upset

Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks 
1. cool 
2. formal 
3. hard 
4. awkward 
5. rapid 
6. brave 
7. slow 
8. small 
9. narrow 
10. keen

Exercise 4 – MCQ Answers 
1. b) unstable 
2. c) abundant 
3. d) friendly 
4. a) permanent 
5. b) neutral 
6. d) flexible 
7. c) clear 
8. a) common 
9. b) noisy 
10. d) formal

Exercise 5 – Rewrite Each Sentence 
1. The swimmer dived down when the whistle rang. 
2. The conductor shouted to call all the passengers. 
3. The hiker carried a hollow water pouch to carry more water. 
4. Asha brightened the lamp to brighten her room. 
5. The baker heated the oven to bake the bread. 
6. A farmer opened the gate to let the cows out. 
7. The singer raised her voice to make it louder. 
8. A traveller opened his empty bag to pack food. 
9. Tara raised her hand to speak. 
10. Hari runs fast to reach the finish line first.

Help your child build strong language foundations and confidently use advanced vocabulary with this Class 6 antonym worksheet!
Boost accuracy, fluency, and expression with contrast-rich word practice.

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