Antonyms for Class 1

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

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

Examples of Antonyms

Common Mistakes Made With Antonyms

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

1. 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'.
2. 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'.
3. 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:

1. old - new
2. high - low
3. adult - child
4. artificial - real
5. hard - soft
6. night - day
7. true - false
8. correct - incorrect
9. come - go
10. 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.