{"id":73113,"date":"2020-02-13T09:27:27","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T09:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=73113"},"modified":"2020-02-13T09:27:27","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T09:27:27","slug":"opposite-words-worksheet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/opposite-words-worksheet\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposite Words Worksheet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Fill in the blanks with words opposite in meaning to those underlined.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. This year the rains were adequate but last year they were \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>2. The like poles of a magnet \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. whereas the unlike poles attract.<\/p>\n<p>3. Many things about our universe have been discovered whereas a lot more remains \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>4. Love is a virtue while hatred is a \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..<\/p>\n<p>5. He is a capable officer but his subordinates are \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..<\/p>\n<p>6. Most of the workers&#8217; demands were reasonable but a few were \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>7. The operation \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. his pain but the medication alleviated it.<\/p>\n<p>8. The change in him was not sudden, it was only \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n<p>9. It is not an original painting; it is a \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n<p>10. Meeting is joyful but \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. is painful.<\/p>\n<p>11. Sow the wind and \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. the whirlwind.<\/p>\n<p>12. Want of knowledge can be called \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n<h2>Answers<\/h2>\n<p>1. This year the rains were adequate but last year they were <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">deficient \/ inadequate<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>2. The like poles of a magnet <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">repel<\/span> whereas the unlike poles attract.<\/p>\n<p>3. Many things about our universe have been discovered whereas a lot more remains <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">undiscovered<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>4. Love is a virtue while hatred is a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">vice<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>5. He is a capable officer but his subordinates are <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">incapable<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>6. Most of the workers&#8217; demands were reasonable but a few were <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">unreasonable<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>7. The operation <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">aggravated<\/span> his pain but the medication alleviated it.<\/p>\n<p>8. The change in him was not sudden, it was only <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">gradual<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>9. It is not an original painting; it is a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">fake<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>10. Meeting is joyful but <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">parting<\/span> is painful.<\/p>\n<p>11. Sow the wind and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">reap<\/span> the whirlwind.<\/p>\n<p>12. Want of knowledge can be called <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ignorance.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fill in the blanks with words opposite in meaning to those underlined. 1. This year the rains were adequate but last year they were \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. 2. 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