Negative Prefixes: Negative Prefixes:: Dis-Il - Un - Ir - Im - in - Dis - Un - Ir - Im - in - Il
Negative Prefixes: Negative Prefixes:: Dis-Il - Un - Ir - Im - in - Dis - Un - Ir - Im - in - Il
Task One: Make these adjectives negative in meaning by choosing the Task One: Make these adjectives negative in meaning by choosing the
correct prefix. Un- Ir- Im- In- Il- Dis- correct prefix. Un- Ir- Im- In- Il- Dis-
Write the words in the correct columns. Write the words in the correct columns.
believable honest regular legal possible friendly patient believable honest regular legal possible friendly patient
logical formal loyal polite sensitive obedient responsible logical formal loyal polite sensitive obedient responsible
Un- Ir- Im- In- Il- Dis- Un- Ir- Im- In- Il- Dis-
Task Two: Use the new words in Task One to complete these sentences. Task Two: Use the new words in Task One to complete these sentences.
1. The teacher told his students to learn twenty_____________ verbs. 1. The teacher told his students to learn twenty_____________ verbs.
2. Mrs. Brown is really _____________. She never wants to talk to anyone. 2. Mrs. Brown is really _____________. She never wants to talk to anyone.
3. Susan has no intention of being ________________ to her friends. 3. Susan has no intention of being ________________ to her friends.
4. Adam is so ______________. He never wants to explain things twice. 4. Adam is so ______________. He never wants to explain things twice.
5. I suspect he isn’t honest. In fact, I think he’s _____________. 5. I suspect he isn’t honest. In fact, I think he’s _____________.
6. It was very ___________to go out and leave those two children alone. 6. It was very ___________to go out and leave those two children alone.
7. It is very _________________ to tell people you don’t like their clothes. 7. It is very _________________ to tell people you don’t like their clothes.
8. His mother punished him because he was __________. 8. His mother punished him because he was __________.
9. I think the numbers are wrong. It seems __________to do this task. 9. I think the numbers are wrong. It seems __________to do this task.
10. It seems ____________for me to pay somebody for doing work that you 10. It seems ____________for me to pay somebody for doing work that you
could do yourself. could do yourself.