Opposites in Focus: Antonym Word Power for Class 3

This Grade 3 worksheet strengthens vocabulary and grammar skills through 100 carefully chosen antonym words. Students write the opposite of each word, helping them understand meaning contrast, expand their word bank, and improve recall. The clean list format allows children to work independently while developing accuracy and confidence in using opposite words.

The worksheet covers a wide variety of adjectives, verbs, and descriptive terms such as calm, brave, normal, valuable, polished, tender, humble, and many more. Each page presents 20 words, making the learning pace manageable and age-appropriate. 
Frequent antonym practice builds stronger comprehension, boosts sentence-writing skills, and supports better reading fluency. This activity is ideal for homework, classwork, revision, or warm-up drills.

Answer Key:

1. Calm – Excited
2. Brave – Cowardly
3. Fair – Unfair
4. Wide – Narrow
5. Wild – Tame
6. Clever – Foolish
7. Gentle – Harsh
8. Bright – Dull
9. Clear – Cloudy / Unclear
10. Honest – Dishonest

11. Busy – Idle
12. Proud – Humble
13. Fancy – Plain
14. Plain – Fancy
15. Tidy – Messy
16. Silent – Noisy
17. Rapid – Slow
18. Gifted – Ordinary
19. Certain – Uncertain
20. Simple – Complex

21. Joyful – Sad
22. Careful – Careless
23. Equal – Unequal
24. Major – Minor
25. Minor – Major
26. Natural – Artificial
27. Normal – Strange / Abnormal
28. Patient – Impatient
29. Private – Public
30. Public – Private

31. Rare – Common
32. Regular – Irregular
33. Silent – Loud
34. Similar – Different
35. Solid – Hollow / Soft
36. Steady – Unsteady
37. Strange – Normal / Familiar
38. Thick – Thin
39. Truthful – Dishonest
40. Special – Ordinary

41. Useful – Useless
42. Soft – Hard
43. Valuable – Worthless
44. Whole – Partial
45. Wise – Foolish
46. Brave – Fearful
47. Direct – Indirect
48. Dull – Bright
49. Entire – Partial
50. Exact – Approximate

51. Fierce – Gentle
(The worksheet shows “Firerce”—interpreted as “Fierce.”)
52. Firm – Soft
53. Glad – Sad
54. Graceful – Clumsy
55. Grand – Simple
56. Harsh – Gentle
57. Honest – Dishonest
58. Polished – Rough / Unpolished
59. Mighty – Weak
60. Polite – Rude

61. Proper – Improper
62. Proud – Humble
63. Pure – Impure
64. Rapid – Slow
65. Rare – Common
66. Regular – Irregular
67. Ripe – Raw / Unripe
68. Rough – Smooth
69. Right – Wrong
70. Rude – Polite

71. Safe – Unsafe
72. Simple – Complicated
73. Shiny – Dull
74. Strong – Weak
75. Secure – Insecure
76. Smart – Stupid / Unintelligent
77. Tender – Tough
78. Steep – Flat / Gentle
79. Smooth – Rough
80. Grand – Plain

81. Laugh – Cry
82. Unsafe – Safe
83. Trustworthy – Untrustworthy
84. Lose – Win
85. Asleep – Awake
86. Delightful – Unpleasant
87. Scattered – Collected / Gathered
88. Crowded – Empty
89. Awake – Asleep
90. Humble – Proud

91. Safe – Unsafe
92. Exact – Approximate
93. Pale – Dark
94. Zonal – Global (Answers may vary)
95. Steady – Unsteady
96. Cautious – Careless
97. Loyal – Disloyal
98. Wild – Tame
99. Outside – Inside
100. Pleasant – Unpleasant


Encourage your child to master opposites with this structured and engaging word list designed specifically for Grade 3 learners.

Help your child upgrade their vocabulary with focused antonym practice today! 
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