Write the opposite words to the underlined words in the given paragraph.
1. After lunch, we hired (a) a taxi for the port. In the evening, we boarded (b) a ship for Port Blair.
2. The ship looked much bigger (a) then our school building. It had four storeys. It set out after sounding a loud (b) horn.
3. Tall (a) buildings, cell towers and factory chimneys began to vanish gradually (b).
Soon, everything around us began to look dark (a) and calm (b) but inside the ship it was bright and beautiful.
5. The weather was pleasant (a) on the sea. We saw Dolphins swimming, springing and diving along the ship. It was quite amusing (b).
6. I was curious (a) to know what other people were doing on the ship. So I went around. A few were buying (b) things in the family stores.
7. The crew of the ship were friendly and courteous (a). They gladly (b) answered all my queries about the ship.
8. After a while, we reached an exciting (a) place, the Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park. The park was spread over a wide (b) are of 15 islands.
9. A majestic lighthouse greeted us on our arrival (a) at the Havelock island. We felt as if the sandy beaches and greenish-blue sea were warmly (b) welcoming us.
10. In the evening (a) we boarded the ship for Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The ship looked much bigger (b) than our school building.
