GRADE 4 : PHONICS : WEEK 1

WEEK/TERM: THIRD TERM/WEEK 1

DATE: 27.04.2020

CLASS: GRADE 4

SUBJECT: GRAMMAR

TOPIC: ANTONYMS

REFERENCE: THE MASTERING ENGLISH BOOK, UNIT 44, PAGES 89 AND 90.

BRIEF EXPLANATION: Antonyms are words that are opposite in meaning with other words.

NOTES FOR THE CHILDREN 

Examples

Word                           Antonym

Here                                there

Big                                    small

Guilty                              innocent

Tame                               wild

Take                                 give

Fat                                  thin

Success                         failure

Empty                           full

Solid                              liquid

Dwarf                           giant

Bitter                            sweet

Open                             close

Absent                         present

Cheap                           expensive

Words whose opposites could be formed by the addition of prefixes and suffixes

Examples for prefixes

Words                         Antonym

Able                                unable

Like                                dislike

Aware                            unaware

Pure                                impure

Direct                            indirect

Opposites can sometimes be formed by changing the prefix or the suffix

Examples for suffixes 

Word             Antonyms

Careful              careless

Useful                useless

Grateful             ungrateful

Helpful               helpless

Increase             decrease

Exercises/ Assignment

Re-write the sentences below using the opposites of the words underlined.

1. The teacher listened to the interesting story.
2. The best player is short.
3. The poor man refused to see him.
4. The bicycle was so new that he bought it.
5. That will discourage the dull pupils.

Write down the opposites of the following words:

1. Love
2. Worst
3. South
4. Obey
5. Friend
6. Deep
7. Giant
8. Succeed
9. Narrow
10. open