Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word in the given sentence:
The headmaster warned that he would punish any student caught copying in the unit test.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Reward
In the given sentence, punish means to make someone suffer for doing something wrong. Its antonym is reward. Example: Mummy punished my brother by taking away his cricket bat for a week.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Penalise | to punish someone for breaking a rule (a synonym of punish) | The referee penalised our team for a foul near the goal. |
| (2) Question | to ask someone things to find out what they know | The police questioned the watchman about the missing scooter. |
| (3) Monitor | to watch or check something carefully over a period of time | The nurse monitors Dadi’s blood pressure every morning. |
| (4) Reward (answer) | to give someone something because they have done well (opposite of punish) | The school rewards the cleanest class with a small trophy every month. |
| Synonyms of punish: penalise, discipline, chastise Antonyms of punish: reward, pardon, forgive, spare |