Opposites at Play: Basic Antonyms for Class 1 

This Grade 1 grammar worksheet, “Opposites at Play: Basic Antonyms,” introduces young learners to the concept of antonyms through simple, engaging, and age-appropriate activities. Designed especially for early primary students, it helps children understand how words can have opposite meanings in everyday language. 

Through matching, sorting, fill-in-the-blanks, multiple-choice questions, and sentence rewriting, students actively practice identifying and using antonyms such as "hot/cold", "soft/hard", and "full/empty". These exercises strengthen vocabulary, sentence sense, and early grammar confidence in a fun, structured way. 

Perfect for classroom use or home practice, this worksheet supports Grade 1 learners in building strong foundational language skills while encouraging logical thinking and word awareness. 

Why Antonyms Matter in Grammar? 

Understanding opposites is a key building block of language learning. For Grade 1 learners, this topic is important because: 
1. It expands vocabulary by showing word relationships. 
2. It improves sentence comprehension and clarity. 
3. It helps children describe objects, actions, and feelings accurately. 
4. It builds confidence in speaking and writing simple sentences. 

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

🧠 Exercise 1 – Match the Following
Students match each word with its correct antonym to recognize opposite meanings. 

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

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

❓ Exercise 4 – Multiple Choice Questions
Students identify the antonym of highlighted words in short sentences. 

📝 Exercise 5 – Sentence Rewriting 
Learners rewrite sentences by replacing the underlined word with its correct antonym. 

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise 1 – Match the Following 
harsh–gentle, bold–shy, odd–even, graceful–clumsy, true–false, fair–unfair, dry–wet, keen–dull, soft–hard, elegant–plain 

Exercise 2 – Sort the Word Pairs
Antonyms: true/false, black/white, deep/shallow, dry/wet, unfair/fair, odd/even, soft/hard, up/down, young/old 
Not Antonyms: idle/soft, dry/shrunken, bold/idle, keen/clumsy, dull/awkward, harsh/dull 

Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks
1. harsh 
2. bold 
3. even 
4. graceful 
5. youngest 
6. unfair 
7. wet 
8. clumsy 
9. soft 
10. elegant 

Exercise 4 – Choose the Antonym
1. a) alert 
2. c) smooth 
3. c) brave 
4. d) spicy 
5. a) cold 
6. b) empty 
7. c) thin 
8. d) soft 
9. b) light 
10. a) clean 

Exercise 5 – Sentence Rewriting
1. The teacher turned the lights on to make the room brighter. 
2. A gardener watered the plants with hot water to warm them. 
3. A puppy jumped up to climb onto the sofa. 
4. Riya opened her water bottle before taking a sip. 
5. The vendor opened his cart to begin selling fruits. 
6. Grandma heated the tea to make it hot for guests. 
7. A boy wore clean socks right after washing them. 
8. A cyclist rode forward to reach the finish line. 
9. A bird flew into my room. 
10. The cleaner swept the dirty floor. 

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