lesson 2 antonyms - an antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word. examples: hot - cold, tall - short a. write an antonym for the underlined word in each phrase below. 1. dark blue 2. busy worker 3. up the hill 4. noisy play 5. north wind 6. buy a car 7. time of day 8 bitter taste 9. come now 10. good dog 11. small bird 12. rough road 13 black coat 14. above the neck 15. frowning face 16. under the bridge 17. pretty colour 18. cold water 19. feeling strong 20. wide belt 21. unhappy face 22. east side 23. cool breeze 24. stop the car 25. heavy jacket 26. long story 27. give a gift 28. difficult task

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### Question 2:
# Brief Explanations:
The underlined word is "busy", which means occupied with work or activity. Its antonym is a word that means not busy, so "idle" (or "free") is appropriate as it describes a worker with no work or activity.
# Answer:
idle (or free) worker

### Question 3:
# Brief Explanations:
The underlined word is "up", which refers to a direction towards a higher place. Its antonym is a direction towards a lower place, so "down" is the opposite direction for "up the hill".
# Answer:
down the hill

### Question 4:
# Brief Explanations:
The underlined word is "noisy", meaning making a lot of sound. Its antonym is a word that means making little or no sound, so "quiet" describes a play with little noise.
# Answer:
quiet play

### Question 5:
# Brief Explanations:
The underlined word is "north", which is a cardinal direction. Its antonym is the opposite cardinal direction, so "south" is the opposite of north for "north wind".
# Answer:
south wind

### Question 6:
# Brief Explanations:
The underlined word is "buy", which means to acquire something by paying for it. Its antonym is to give something in exchange for money, so "sell" is the opposite action for "buy a car".
# Answer:
sell a car

### Question 7:
# Brief Explanations:
The underlined word is "day", which refers to the time when it is light outside (opposed to night). Its antonym is the time when it is dark outside, so "night" is the opposite of day for "time of day".
# Answer:
time of night

### Question 8:
# Brief Explanations:
The underlined word is "bitter", which describes a sharp, unpleasant taste. Its antonym is a taste that is sweet, so "sweet" is the opposite of bitter for "bitter taste".
# Answer:
sweet taste

### Question 9:
# Brief Explanations:
The underlined word is "come", which means to move towards a place. Its antonym is to move away from a place, so "go" is the opposite action for "come now".
# Answer:
go now

### Question 10:
# Brief Explanations:
The underlined word is "good", which means morally right or of high quality. Its antonym is a word that means morally wrong or of low quality, so "bad" describes a dog that is not good.
# Answer:
bad dog

### Question 11:
# Brief Explanations:
The underlined word is "small", meaning of a little size. Its antonym is a word that means of a large size, so "big" (or "large") describes a bird that is not small.
# Answer:
big (or large) bird

### Question 12:
# Brief Explanations:
The underlined word is "rough", meaning having an uneven or coarse surface. Its antonym is a word that means having a smooth surface, so "smooth" describes a road with a even surface.
# Answer:
smooth road

### Question 13:
# Brief Explanations:
The underlined word is "black", which is a color. Its antonym is a color that is the opposite (in terms of lightness/darkness or common antonyms), so "white" is the opposite color for "black coat".
# Answer:
white coat

### Question 14:
# Brief Explanations:
The underlined word is "above", meaning at a higher level than. Its antonym is at a lower level than, so "below" is the opposite position for "above the neck".
# Answer:
below the neck

### Question 15:
# Brief Explanations:
The underlined word is "frowning", which describes a face with a downward - turned mouth (showing unhappiness). Its antonym is a face with an upward - turned mouth (showing happiness), so "smiling" describes a face with a happy expression.
# Answer:
smiling face

### Question 16:
# Brief Explanations:
The underlined word is "under", meaning at a lower level than. Its antonym is at a higher level than, so "over" is the opposite position for "under the bridge".
# Answer:
over the bridge

### Question 17:
# Brief Explanations:
The underlined word is "pretty", meaning attractive or beautiful. Its antonym is a word that means unattractive, so "ugly" describes a colour that is not attractive.
# Answer:
ugly colour

### Question 18:
# Brief Explanations:
The underlined word is "cold", meaning having a low temperature. Its antonym is a word that means having a high temperature, so "hot" describes water with a high temperature.
# Answer:
hot water

### Question 19:
# Brief Explanations:
The underlined word is "strong", meaning having a lot of physical power. Its antonym is a word that means having little physical power, so "weak" describes a feeling of not having much physical power.
# Answer:
feeling weak

### Question 20:
# Brief Explanations:
The underlined word is "wide", meaning having a large distance from side to side. Its antonym is a word that means having a small distance from side to side, so "narrow" describes a belt with a small width.
# Answer:
narrow belt

### Question 21:
# Brief Explanations:
The underlined word is "unhappy", meaning not happy. Its antonym is a word that means happy, so "happy" describes a face with a happy expression.
# Answer:
happy face

### Question 22:
# Brief Explanations:
The underlined word is "east", which is a cardinal direction. Its antonym is the opposite cardinal direction, so "west" is the opposite of east for "east side".
# Answer:
west side

### Question 23:
# Brief Explanations:
The underlined word is "cool", meaning moderately cold. Its antonym is a word that means moderately warm, so "warm" describes a breeze with a warm temperature.
# Answer:
warm breeze

### Question 24:
# Brief Explanations:
The underlined word is "stop", which means to cease movement. Its antonym is to start movement, so "start" is the opposite action for "stop the car".
# Answer:
start the car

### Question 25:
# Brief Explanations:
The underlined word is "heavy", meaning having a lot of weight. Its antonym is a word that means having little weight, so "light" describes a jacket with little weight.
# Answer:
light jacket

### Question 26:
# Brief Explanations:
The underlined word is "long", meaning having a great distance from end to end. Its antonym is a word that means having a small distance from end to end, so "short" describes a story with a small length.
# Answer:
short story

### Question 27:
# Brief Explanations:
The underlined word is "give", which means to transfer something to someone. Its antonym is to receive something from someone, so "receive" is the opposite action for "give a gift".
# Answer:
receive a gift

### Question 28:
# Brief Explanations:
The underlined word is "difficult", meaning hard to do. Its antonym is a word that means easy to do, so "easy" describes a task that is not hard.
# Answer:
easy task

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