{"id":542,"date":"2022-04-20T04:54:39","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T04:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=542"},"modified":"2025-08-20T04:27:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T04:27:29","slug":"e-q-4-find-antonyms-in-context","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-q-4-find-antonyms-in-context\/","title":{"rendered":"E- Q.4 Find antonyms in context"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-huge-font-size\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Find antonyms in context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/R.4-Find-antonyms-in-context.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-aae0d72b0df05b1a7d05750bd97517d2\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>What are Antonyms?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Antonyms are words that have <strong>opposite<\/strong> meanings. Think of them as being on opposite sides of a coin! For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Happy<\/strong> is the antonym of <strong>sad<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hot<\/strong> is the antonym of <strong>cold<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Big<\/strong> is the antonym of <strong>small<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Finding Antonyms in Context<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes, you won&#8217;t be told directly what the antonym of a word is. You have to use the <strong>context<\/strong> (the surrounding words and sentences) to figure it out. Here&#8217;s how:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Read the sentence carefully:<\/strong> Understand the main idea.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Identify key words:<\/strong> Which words seem important to the meaning?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Look for contrast:<\/strong> Are there words or phrases that suggest an opposite idea or situation?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Think of opposites:<\/strong> What word would make sense as the opposite of the key word in that sentence?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;The day started out gloomy, but by noon, the sun was <strong>radiant<\/strong>. &#8216;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Key word:<\/strong> <em>gloomy<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Contrast:<\/strong> &#8216;but by noon, the sun was radiant&#8217;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Antonym of gloomy:<\/strong> <em>radiant<\/em> (or sunny, bright)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8216;The soup was too <strong>salty<\/strong>, so I added some sugar to make it <strong>sweet<\/strong>.&#8217; (Antonyms: salty\/sweet)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8216;Instead of being <strong>brave<\/strong>, he felt <strong>afraid<\/strong>.&#8217; (Antonyms: brave\/afraid)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8216;The path was <strong>narrow<\/strong> at the start, but soon became <strong>wide<\/strong>.&#8217; (Antonyms: narrow\/wide)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#92e1f4\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Time for Practice!<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the following sentences and find the antonyms for the underlined words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list has-background-background-color has-background\">\n<li>The cat was <strong>awake<\/strong> during the day, but <strong>asleep<\/strong> at night.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The question was very <strong>easy<\/strong>, but the answer was <strong>difficult<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She <strong>agreed<\/strong> to help, but later <strong>refused<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The classroom was incredibly <strong>noisy<\/strong>, then suddenly became <strong>quiet<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The material felt very <strong>rough<\/strong>, but the lining was really <strong>smooth<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Answers are below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list has-background-background-color has-background\">\n<li>asleep<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>difficult<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>refused<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>quiet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>smooth<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In these notes, we covered what antonyms are, how to identify them within the context of a sentence, and worked through some examples. Remembering to think of the opposite meaning is key to identifying antonyms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-q-4-find-antonyms-in-context\/2\/\"><strong>List of Find antonyms in context<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>Let&#8217;s practice<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/91861\/570\/225\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-67.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-67.png 500w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-67-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-67-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-67-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/91861\/024\/708\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-69.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-69.png 500w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-69-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-69-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-69-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-49235cd9315e0aae13cfc323078312fb\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>List of Find antonyms in context<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>No.<\/th><th>Word<\/th><th>Meaning<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Accept<\/td><td>To agree to take something<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>Admit<\/td><td>To agree that something is true<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>Advance<\/td><td>To move forward<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>Ancient<\/td><td>Very old<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Arrive<\/td><td>To reach a place<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>Ascent<\/td><td>The act of going up<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>Attack<\/td><td>To begin fighting<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>Beautiful<\/td><td>Very pleasing to look at<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>Begin<\/td><td>To start<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>Best<\/td><td>Most excellent<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td>Big<\/td><td>Large in size<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12<\/td><td>Bitter<\/td><td>Having a sharp, unpleasant taste<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13<\/td><td>Brave<\/td><td>Showing no fear<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14<\/td><td>Build<\/td><td>To construct<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15<\/td><td>Careful<\/td><td>Taking care not to make mistakes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16<\/td><td>Clean<\/td><td>Free from dirt<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17<\/td><td>Clever<\/td><td>Smart or intelligent<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18<\/td><td>Cold<\/td><td>Low temperature<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>19<\/td><td>Comfort<\/td><td>A state of ease<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20<\/td><td>Common<\/td><td>Occurring often<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>21<\/td><td>Continue<\/td><td>To keep going<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>22<\/td><td>Create<\/td><td>To make something<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>23<\/td><td>Cruel<\/td><td>Unkind or causing pain<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>24<\/td><td>Dangerous<\/td><td>Likely to cause harm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>25<\/td><td>Dark<\/td><td>With little or no light<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>26<\/td><td>Deep<\/td><td>Going far down<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>27<\/td><td>Defend<\/td><td>To protect from harm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>28<\/td><td>Difficult<\/td><td>Not easy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>29<\/td><td>Diminish<\/td><td>To make smaller<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>30<\/td><td>Dirty<\/td><td>Not clean<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>31<\/td><td>Divide<\/td><td>To separate into parts<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>32<\/td><td>Down<\/td><td>Towards a lower place<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>33<\/td><td>Dull<\/td><td>Not sharp or not interesting<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>34<\/td><td>Early<\/td><td>Before the usual time<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>35<\/td><td>Easy<\/td><td>Not difficult<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>36<\/td><td>Empty<\/td><td>Containing nothing<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>37<\/td><td>Encourage<\/td><td>To give support or confidence<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>38<\/td><td>Enter<\/td><td>To go in<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>39<\/td><td>Even<\/td><td>Flat or equal<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>40<\/td><td>Expand<\/td><td>To increase in size<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>41<\/td><td>Fail<\/td><td>To not succeed<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>42<\/td><td>False<\/td><td>Not true<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>43<\/td><td>Fast<\/td><td>Moving quickly<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>44<\/td><td>Fat<\/td><td>Having a lot of body weight<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>45<\/td><td>Fear<\/td><td>A strong feeling of being afraid<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>46<\/td><td>Float<\/td><td>To stay on the surface of a liquid<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>47<\/td><td>Foolish<\/td><td>Silly or not wise<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>48<\/td><td>Freeze<\/td><td>To become hard from cold<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>49<\/td><td>Friend<\/td><td>Someone you like and trust<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>50<\/td><td>Full<\/td><td>Containing as much as possible<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>51<\/td><td>Gain<\/td><td>To get or earn<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>52<\/td><td>Generous<\/td><td>Willing to give<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>53<\/td><td>Giant<\/td><td>Very large<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>54<\/td><td>Give<\/td><td>To hand something to someone<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>55<\/td><td>Good<\/td><td>Morally right or kind<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>56<\/td><td>Happy<\/td><td>Feeling pleasure<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>57<\/td><td>Hard<\/td><td>Firm or difficult<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>58<\/td><td>Harsh<\/td><td>Unpleasant or severe<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>59<\/td><td>Healthy<\/td><td>In good health<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>60<\/td><td>Heavy<\/td><td>Weighs a lot<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>61<\/td><td>Help<\/td><td>To assist<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>62<\/td><td>Honest<\/td><td>Telling the truth<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>63<\/td><td>Huge<\/td><td>Very big<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>64<\/td><td>Increase<\/td><td>To become greater<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>65<\/td><td>Inside<\/td><td>The inner part<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>66<\/td><td>Joy<\/td><td>Great happiness<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>67<\/td><td>Kind<\/td><td>Nice and caring<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>68<\/td><td>Laugh<\/td><td>To make a sound showing happiness<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>69<\/td><td>Lazy<\/td><td>Not willing to work<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>70<\/td><td>Light<\/td><td>Not heavy or bright<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>71<\/td><td>Long<\/td><td>Great in length<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>72<\/td><td>Lose<\/td><td>To not win or to misplace<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>73<\/td><td>Loud<\/td><td>Making a lot of noise<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>74<\/td><td>Love<\/td><td>A deep feeling of affection<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>75<\/td><td>Loyal<\/td><td>Faithful<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>76<\/td><td>Maximum<\/td><td>The most allowed<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>77<\/td><td>Melt<\/td><td>To change from solid to liquid<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>78<\/td><td>Messy<\/td><td>Not neat<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>79<\/td><td>Near<\/td><td>Close by<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>80<\/td><td>New<\/td><td>Recently made or discovered<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>81<\/td><td>Noisy<\/td><td>Full of noise<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>82<\/td><td>Open<\/td><td>Not closed<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>83<\/td><td>Over<\/td><td>Above or finished<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>84<\/td><td>Pass<\/td><td>To succeed in a test<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>85<\/td><td>Peace<\/td><td>A time of no war or fighting<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>86<\/td><td>Polite<\/td><td>Showing good manners<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>87<\/td><td>Present<\/td><td>Happening now or a gift<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>88<\/td><td>Pretty<\/td><td>Nice to look at<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>89<\/td><td>Protect<\/td><td>To keep safe<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>90<\/td><td>Push<\/td><td>To move something away<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>91<\/td><td>Quick<\/td><td>Done with speed<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>92<\/td><td>Raise<\/td><td>To lift<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>93<\/td><td>Rich<\/td><td>Having a lot of money<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>94<\/td><td>Rise<\/td><td>To go up<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>95<\/td><td>Rough<\/td><td>Not smooth<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>96<\/td><td>Safe<\/td><td>Free from harm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>97<\/td><td>Sharp<\/td><td>Having a point or edge<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>98<\/td><td>Short<\/td><td>Not long<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>99<\/td><td>Silent<\/td><td>Without sound<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>100<\/td><td>Slow<\/td><td>Not fast<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\">Let&#8217;s practice<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 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