Complete the sentence with an appropriate ANTONYM of the word mentioned in the bracket.

Many Bollywood movies show _________(cheerful) stories nowadays.

gloomy

The correct answer is gloomy. The word cheerful means "having or showing a happy and optimistic disposition." The word gloomy means "having or showing a lack of cheerfulness or hope."

The sentence "Many Bollywood movies show cheerful stories nowadays" means that many Bollywood movies are happy and optimistic. The antonym of cheerful is gloomy, which means that the sentence could be rewritten as "Many Bollywood movies show gloomy stories nowadays."

The other words in the answer choices are not antonyms of cheerful. The word chirpy means "full of lively or cheerful sound." The word radiant means "full of or emitting light or radiance." The word jaunty means "having a lively and self-confident air."