Find the synonym of the underlined word. Unless the crops are irrigated soon, the harvest will be sparse.
A
Watered
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B
Plowed
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C
Planted
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D
Fertilized
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E
Inflated
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Solution
The correct option is A Watered
'Irrigated' means to supply water to (land or crops) to help growth, typically by means of channels.
In this context, "Unless the crops are irrigated soon, the harvest will be sparse", 'irrigated means watered. Hence, option A is correct and the others are not because they do not provide the appropriate information.