B. Underline the adjectives in these sentences. Rewrite the sentences using antonyms of the
adjectives
1. Jatin and Javed are very sincere workers.
2. We were shown an exciting documentary film on wildlife.
3.
Some of these tribes are quite creative.
4. The turbulent sea and the fierce wind was not mentioned in the forecast.
5. Our decision to cancel the tour was a wise one.
6. I cannot bear the icy winds that blow across this region.
7. Thave never seen a more beautiful painting than this one!
Answers
ADJECTIVES : Adjectives are words which qualifies a noun or pronoun.
Examples :
- Captain is a Smart boy
- She is so beautiful.
1. Jatin and Javed are very sincere workers.
Antonym = insincere
A : Jatin and Javed are very insincere workers.
2. We were shown an exciting documentary film on wildlife.
Antonym = Boring
A : We were shown an boring documentary film on wildlife.
3.Some of these tribes are quite creative.
Antonym = hardly
A : Some of these tribes are hardly creative.
4. The turbulent sea and the fierce wind was not mentioned in the forecast.
Antonym : tuebulent = calm ; fierce = mild
A : The calm sea and the mild wind was not mentioned in the forecast.
5. Our decision to cancel the tour was a wise one.
Antonym : foolish
A : Our decision to cancel the tour was a foolish one.
6. I cannot bear the icy winds that blow across this region.
Antonym : hot
A : I cannot bear the hot winds that blow across this region.
7. They have never seen a more beautiful painting than this one!
Antonym : ugly
A : They have never seen a uglier painting than this one!
Answer:
Adjective: These are the words which are used to qualifies the noun and pronoun.
Noun: These are the words which is used for indicating names of persons, places and objects.
Pronoun: These are the words which is used as a replacing words of nouns that means we can't write Ram many times in stories and paragraphs. So, we use pronoun like 'He' that is used for Ram.
Antonyms: These are the words which are opposite of synonyms. It is used as a opposite words.
Explanation:
1. Jatin and Javed are very sincere workers.
Here, the word sincere is adjective which qualifies the two nouns called Jatin and Javed. The antonym of sincere is insincere.
=> Jatin and Javed are very insincere workers.
2. We were shown an exciting documentary film on wildlife.
Here, the word exciting is adjective which qualifies the pronoun called 'We'. The antonym of exciting is boring.
=> We were shown a boring documentary film on wildlife.
3.Some of these tribes are quite creative.
Here, the word quite qualifies the pronoun called some. It also qualifies the tribes. The antonym of quite is hardly.
=> Some of these tribes are hardly creative.
4. The turbulent sea and the fierce wind was not mentioned in the forecast.
Here, the word turbulent qualifies the noun called sea. The antonym of turbulent is calm. Here, the another word fierce qualifies the noun called wind. The antonym of fierce is mild.
=> The calm sea and the mild wind was not mentioned in the forecast.
5. Our decision to cancel the tour was a wise one.
Here, the word wise that qualifies the pronoun called our. The antonym of the word wise is foolish.
=> Our decision to cancel the tour was a foolish one.
6. I cannot bear the icy winds that blow across this region.
Here, the word icy that qualifies the pronoun called I. The antonym of the word icy is hot.
=> I cannot bear the hot winds that blow across this region.
7. Thave never seen a more beautiful painting than this one!
Here, it is exclamatory sentence. The word beautiful that qualifies the pronoun called Thave. The antonym of the word beautiful is ugly.
=> Thave never seen a more uglier painting than this one!