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Opposite Words Exercise -- 39
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Fill in the blanks with a word opposite in meaning to one of the words in the sentence.

1. Her father is dead but her mother is still ………………………
live
alive
living

2. The streets are noisy today but they were …………………………. yesterday.
Please select 2 correct answers

unnoisy
silent
quite
quiet

3. Most people are kind but some are ………………………….
Please select 2 correct answers

nonkind
unkind
cruel

4. Express trains are usually fast but the passenger trains are very ……………………….
unfast
slow
loose

5. Most country roads are narrow, but roads in the cities are usually …………………………
wide
long
deep

6. The sea was rough yesterday but today it is ………………………..
calm
smooth
silent

7. Days are warm and nights are ……………………………. in the deserts.
cold
sultry

8. The train arrives at 6.30 and …………………………. at 6.35.
Please select 2 correct answers

deserts
departs
leaves

9. The judge condemned three of the accused to 7 years of imprisonment while he …………………………….. 2 others.
convicted
acquitted
condoned

10. Kindness is admired but cruelty is ………………………..
Please select 2 correct answers

despised
scorned
spurned

11. Hitesh hoarded a lot of money but his sons have ……………………………… it.
accumulated
squandered
proliferated

12. Hiren showed no sympathy for the poor. He was full of ………………………..
empathy
apathy
cruelty
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Answers

1. Her father is dead but her mother is still alive.
2. The streets are noisy today but they were quiet / silent yesterday.
3. Most people are kind but some are cruel / unkind.
4. Express trains are usually fast but the passenger trains are very slow.
5. Most country roads are narrow, but roads in the cities are usually wide.
6. The sea was rough yesterday but today it is calm.

7. Days are warm and nights are cold in the deserts.
8. The train arrives at 6.30 and departs / leaves at 6.35.
9. The judge condemned three of the accused to 7 years of imprisonment while he acquitted 2 others.
10. Kindness is admired but cruelty is despised / scorned.
11. Hitesh hoarded a lot of money but his sons have squandered it.
12. Hiren showed no sympathy for the poor. He was full of apathy.
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