Flip It Around: Antonyms for Contrast Grammar Worksheet for Class 4

This Grade 4 worksheet on antonyms is a lively and well‑structured grammar resource that helps young learners understand the power of contrast in language. Designed specifically for Class 4 students, this worksheet introduces children to antonyms — words that are opposite in meaning — and teaches them how using contrasting words can make their sentences more precise, dramatic and meaningful.

Why Do Antonyms Matter in Grammar?

Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings — like “light” and “dark,” “old” and “new,” or “hard” and “soft”. For Grade 4 learners, understanding antonyms is important because:

1. They help students express contrast and comparison clearly in both speaking and writing.
2. They significantly expand a child’s vocabulary by teaching words in pairs.
3. They improve reading comprehension by helping students understand how authors create contrast.
4. They are commonly tested in school grammar exams and appear in everyday conversation.

What’s Inside This Worksheet?

This worksheet contains five thoughtfully designed activities that take students from word‑level recognition to sentence‑level application of antonyms:

Exercise 1 – Match the Following 
Students match each word on the left to its correct antonym on the right. Word pairs include light/dark, old/new, hard/soft, open/closed, noisy/quiet, clean/dirty, full/empty, early/late, dry/wet and rise/fall. This foundational activity builds students’ core antonym vocabulary through visual matching.

Exercise 2 – Sort the Words 
Students are given a set of word pairs and must classify them as either Antonyms or Not Antonyms. This sorting task challenges students to think critically about word relationships, helping them distinguish true opposites from words that are simply different or unrelated.

Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks 
Students choose the correct antonym from a given pair to complete each sentence in a way that makes logical sense. Context‑rich sentences guide students to think carefully about meaning before selecting their answer, building both grammar and comprehension skills.

Exercise 4 – Multiple Choice Questions 
Students choose the correct antonym for the underlined word from four options. This structured MCQ format closely mirrors school exam patterns and strengthens students’ ability to identify and apply antonyms under assessment conditions.

Exercise 5 – Sentence Rewriting
Each sentence contains a word that creates an illogical or reversed meaning. Students must rewrite the sentence by replacing that word with its correct antonym to add contrast and sense. This is the most applied and creative exercise, directly building writing skills.

Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise 1 – Match the Following
light → dark
old → new
hard → soft
open → closed
noisy → quiet
clean → dirty
full → empty
early → late
dry → wet
rise → fall

Exercise 2 – Sort the Words

Antonyms:
full/empty
early/late
clean/dirty
light/dark
old/new
open/closed
hard/soft
noisy/quiet 

Not Antonyms:
rain/snow
tea/milk
fast/faster
red/blue
cat/tiger
sun/stars
table/chair 


Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks

1. dark
2. new
3. hard
4. closed
5. noisy
6. clean
7. empty
8. early
9. wet
10. fall

Exercise 4 – Multiple Choice Questions

1. c) dark
2. b) old
3. d) soft
4. a) open
5. c) noisy
6. d) dirty
7. b) empty
8. a) late
9. c) wet
10. (correct answer: fall – the correct antonym of “rise” is “fall”)

Exercise 5 – Sentence Rewriting

1. It was light in the morning.
2. My new shoes are new.
3. The pillow is soft.
4. Please close the open door.
5. The room is noisy.
6. His clothes are dirty.
7. We were late and missed the fun.
8. The towel is wet.
9. The glass is empty.
10. Rockets rise upward.

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