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?"
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
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."