Antonyms for Class 1

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What is an Antonym?

Importance of Antonyms

Examples of Antonyms

Common Mistakes Made With Antonyms

FAQs

What is an Antonym?

Look at the following examples:

The above pair of words like big and small and tall and short are all opposite words. Opposite words are called antonyms.

An antonym refers to a word that has the opposite meaning to the given word.

Importance of Antonyms

By learning antonyms, students can increase their vocabulary.
The usage of antonyms creates differences between two ideas which can make it easy for people to understand the context.

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Examples of Antonyms

Words	Antonyms
alone	together, with, group
attach	disconnect, unhook, release
away	here, near, close
bold	shy, fearful, scared
beautiful	ugly, plain, unattractive
bend	straighten, unbend, uncurl
best	worst, bad, nasty
blank	full, filled, coloured
blunt	sharp, pointed, cutting
break	fix, repair, heal
build	destroy, break, take apart
bundle	separate, untie, scatter
buy	sell, trade, give
cage	free, release, let go
change	same, unchanging, unchanged
charge	discharge, release, free
cheat	honest, fair, truthful
close	open, unlock, far
complete	incomplete, unfinished, undone
control	chaos, mess, confusion
cover	uncover, reveal, expose
dirty	clean, neat, washed
dried	wet, moist, soaked
drop	pick up, raise, lift
equal	unequal, uneven, unfair
fall	rise, climb, go up
finally	firstly, at first, at the start
force	gentle, soft, weak
forget	remember, recall, memorise
freedom	stuck, dependent, in prison

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Common Mistakes Made With Antonyms

While using antonyms, students often tend to make many mistakes. Some of the common mistakes are:

Students may use the wrong words as antonyms. They may by mistake use words that are not antonyms. This can lead to confusion amongst listeners and readers. For example, Using 'light' and 'plain' as antonyms when the correct antonym for 'light' is 'dark'.
Students often get confused between synonyms and antonyms. They often use words that have the same meaning (synonym). For example, Using 'finish' and 'end' as antonyms, but the correct antonym for 'finish' is 'start'.
Many students do not consider the context. Understanding the context is important for the correct usage of words. For example, Students may think of 'light' as the antonym of 'heavy' in a non-physical context where 'light' may refer to illumination.

FAQs

1. What is an antonym for class 1?

Answer: Words that have opposite meanings are called antonyms. For example, late - early, fast - slow

2. What are the 10 examples of antonyms?

Answer: Examples of antonyms are:

old - new
high - low
adult - child
artificial - real
hard - soft
night - day
true - false
correct - incorrect
come - go
up - down

3. Does every word have its opposite word?

Answer: No, not all words have antonyms. Names of people or some names of materials do not have any antonyms. For example, Jerry, December, glass, etc.

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