Words: Synonyms, Antonyms and Words of Quantity

Class 6 English · Chapter 15: Ila Sachani: Embroidering Dreams with her Feet · NCERT Poorvi section pp. 156–158

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Synonyms (same meaning) from the text: tiny = small, wonderful = fantastic, quiet = silent, task = work, tough = difficult. Antonyms (opposites): tiny ↔ huge, wonderful ↔ terrible, quiet ↔ noisy, task ↔ pastime, tough ↔ easy, display ↔ hide.

Words of quantity tell how much or how many. Countable nouns (things you can count: buses, flowers, awards) take many, few, a few. Uncountable nouns (milk, rice, energy, advice) take much, little, a little. Some and any go with both: "She received many awards." "How much milk?" "I need a few examples." "I ate a little rice."

Careful: few / little mean "not enough" ("There is little milk left; buy some"), while a few / a little mean "some, enough" ("I have a little energy left"). Some is used in positive sentences; any in questions and negatives ("Do you have any thread?").

Explore: countable or uncountable?

1. Sort each noun.

Remember

• Synonyms share a meaning; antonyms are opposites (tiny ↔ huge, tough ↔ easy).
• many/few → countable; much/little → uncountable; some/any → both.

Quick check

Choose the right word: "How ____ milk do you want?"

1. much
2. many
3. few
4. a few

Think about it

Write one sentence each with "many", "much" and "a few".

Practice

Practise with fresh questions at three levels (easy, medium, hard), some answered hands-on, with hints and worked answers. Get 4 of your last 5 right to finish the topic.