Each sentence given below contains an underlined word and a blank space. You have to fill in the blanks using a word that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word.

1. In the morning the sea was calm, but it became ………………. in the evening.

2. He has been admitted to the hospital. He will be ……………… after a few days.

3. How can you be so partial? I thought you were quite ………………..

4. You must be more careful when you write. You make a lot of mistakes because you are ………………….

5. He admitted his mistake, but his friend ……………….. it.

6. He became a miser in his old age, but when he was young he was a ……………………

7. Man may be mortal, but his actions can be …………………..

8. Abraham Lincoln was an optimist but his wife was a …………………….

9. Some stars are visible, while others are ………………….

10. He showed no sympathy towards the poor. His attitude was full of …………………

Answers

1. In the morning the sea was calm, but it became rough in the evening.

2. He has been admitted to the hospital. He will be discharged after a few days.

3. How can you be so partial? I thought you were quite impartial.

4. You must be more careful when you write. You make a lot of mistakes because you are careless.

5. He admitted his mistake, but his friend denied it.

6. He became a miser in his old age, but when he was young he was a spendthrift.

7. Man may be mortal, but his actions can be immortal.

8. Abraham Lincoln was an optimist but his wife was a pessimist.

9. Some stars are visible, while others are invisible.

10. He showed no sympathy towards the poor. His attitude was full of apathy.