Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word 'fertile' in the given sentence.

The teacher asked, "Wheat is grown in which kind of land-rich, wet, barren and fecund?"

Barren

The most appropriate antonym of the word fertile in the given sentence is barren.

• Fertile means "able to produce abundantly."
• Barren means "not producing anything; unproductive."

The other words do not have the same meaning as barren.

• Rich means "having a great deal of money or assets."
• Wet means "containing or covered with water."
• Fecund means "highly productive or fruitful."