Clear or Confusing? Common Antonyms in Action – Grammar for Class 3 

This Grade 3 grammar worksheet, “Clear or Confusing? Common Antonyms in Action,” helps learners strengthen their understanding of opposite meanings through practical, sentence-based practice. Designed for upper primary students, it builds vocabulary depth and sharpens comprehension by showing how antonyms change meaning in real contexts. 

Using a mix of matching, sorting, fill-in-the-blanks, MCQs, and sentence rewriting, students actively apply antonyms such as "safe/dangerous", "bright/dull", "firm/weak", and "full/empty". These tasks encourage careful reading, logical thinking, and accurate word choice — essential skills for confident grammar use. 

Ideal for classroom instruction, homework, or revision, this worksheet supports Grade 3 learning outcomes by combining grammar accuracy with meaning-based understanding. 

Why Antonyms Matter in Grammar? 

Antonyms help students understand contrast and clarity in language. For Grade 3 learners, this topic is important because: 
1. It improves vocabulary by showing how words relate to each other. 
2. It strengthens sentence comprehension and meaning-making. 
3. It helps students choose precise words while speaking and writing. 
4. It develops logical and analytical thinking through comparison. 

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

🧠 Exercise 1 – Match the Following 
Students match each word with its correct antonym to reinforce basic opposite pairs. 

📋 Exercise 2 – Sort the Words 
Learners sort word pairs into antonyms and not antonyms, improving word relationship awareness. 

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

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

📝 Exercise 5 – Sentence Rewriting
Students rewrite sentences by replacing the underlined word with its correct antonym, strengthening grammar accuracy.

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise 1 – Match the Following
busy–cramped, healthy–unhealthy, simple–complex, patient–impatient, shiny–dull, robust–fragile, bright–gloomy, worthy–bland, wild–tame, solid–hollow 

Exercise 2 – Sort the Word Pairs
Antonyms: robust/fragile, rapid/slow, kind/cruel, solid/hollow, wild/tame, full/empty, bright/dull, dark/light 
Not Antonyms: order/mess, solid/worthy, shiny/cramped, worthy/bland, busy/gloomy, fragile/simple 

Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks
1. dangerous 
2. rough 
3. long 
4. plump 
5. hard 
6. vague 
7. firm 
8. fancy 
9. empty 
10. grand 

Exercise 4 – Choose the Antonym
1. c) empty 
2. a) sunny 
3. a) calm 
4. c) clear 
5. b) lively 
6. d) fair 
7. a) gentle 
8. c) detailed 
9. d) subtle 
10. b) long 

Exercise 5 – Sentence Rewriting
1. The shopkeeper raised the shutter for customers. 
2. A dog lay in the sun to feel warmer. 
3. Arav opened the window to let in more breeze. 
4. Leela said the class was too difficult to understand. 
5. The train moved fast and reached the station early. 
6. A vendor sold cold lemonade on a hot summer afternoon. 
7. A sparrow hopped up to reach a higher branch. 
8. My mother will wash the dirty clothes. 
9. Rani opened the laptop to start typing. 
10. A boy warmed his hands over fire. 

Help your child master grammar by understanding meaning, contrast, and clarity in language. 
Build stronger vocabulary and sharper thinking with structured antonym practice. 

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