english worksheet School Year 2008-2009

Use and Form – Negative prefixes

Remember:  We use the negative prefixes un- / in- /im- /il- /ir-
/dis- to give the adjective the opposite meaning:

grateful – ungrateful conclusive – inconclusive

personal – impersonal liberal – illiberal
retrievable – irretrievable contented – discontented

Match the adjectives with the

right prefix to form opposites.
IIhad
hadnever
neverseen
seensuch
such
1. legal 11. countable a) im- an irresponsible player
an irresponsible player
2. pleased 12. responsible b) in- before!
before!And
Andhe’s
he’sso
so
3. moral 13. graced dishonest!
dishonest!
c) il-
4. jointed 14. fair d) ir-
5. correct 15. polite e) un- Now choose an adjective and add a
prefix to it to complete the sentences:
6. happy 16. logical f) dis-
7. legible 17. mature
8. regular 18. continued
9. connected 19. tolerant
10. literate 20. proper

Fill in the gaps with the right prefix. II don’t

don’t believe
believe you!
you! She’s
She’s such such aa shy, shy,
__________________
__________________ woman.
woman. She
She
couldn’t possibly have done
couldn’t possibly have done it! it!
1.
1. The
The rumours
rumours about
about their
their reconciliation
reconciliation were
were ItIt would
would be be _______________to
_______________to call call her
her
completely
completely ____founded.
____founded. every
every time
time the
the baby
baby doesn’t
doesn’t want
want to to eat.
eat.
2.
2. He
He didn’t
didn’t like
like Lisa’s
Lisa’s boyfriend.
boyfriend. It
It would
would be
be Her
Her arguments
arguments don’t
don’t make
make sense.
sense. They’re
They’re
____honest of him to pretend otherwise.
____honest of him to pretend otherwise. completely
completely _______________.
_______________.
3.
3. It
It was
was ____possible
____possible for
for her
her to
to arrive
arrive on
on John
John spent spent the the whole
whole class class makingmaking
time to the meeting.
time to the meeting.
_____________________
_____________________ remarks. remarks. II wish
wish
4.
4. The
The tickets
tickets are
are ___valid.
___valid. You
You haven’t
haven’t
the teacher would have shut
the teacher would have shut him up. him up.
stamped them.
stamped them.
He
He was was very
very ______________.
______________. He He could
could
5.
5. Many
Many ____legal
____legal immigrants
immigrants were
were arrested
arrested
have
have had a better grade if he had been
had a better grade if he had been
last night.
last night.
more accurate.
more accurate.
6.
6. II am
am convinced
convinced now.
now. His
His arguments
arguments were
were
They
They are are always
always calling
calling him
him names.
names. TheyThey say
say
____resistible.
____resistible.
7. he’s
he’s an
an ______________
______________ son. son. His
His
7. II hate
hate toto wait
wait in
in queues.
queues. I’m
I’m too
too
____patient. parents
parents areare married
married toto someone
someone else. else.
____patient.
8.
8. Look
Look at
at her
her shoes.
shoes. They’re
They’re so
so ____usual.
____usual.
The
The accident
accident caused
caused himhim ____________
____________
9.
9. It
It was
was such
such aa ____couraging
____couraging experience.
experience. brain
brain damage,
damage, I’mI’m afraid.
afraid.
10.
10. An
An ___known
___known visitor
visitor has
has left
left aa package
package in
in I’m
I’m sorry.
sorry. His
His medical
medical condition
condition is is highly
highly
the
the room.
room. _________________.
_________________.
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english worksheet School Year 2008-2009

Use and Form – Negative prefixes

Remember:  We use the negative prefixes un- / in- /im- /il- /ir-
/dis- to give the adjective the opposite meaning:

grateful – ungrateful conclusive – inconclusive

personal – impersonal liberal – illiberal
retrievable – irretrievable contented – dislcontented

Match the adjectives with the

right prefix to form opposites.
II had
had never
never seen
seen such
such
1. legal c) 11. countable e) a) im-
an
anirresponsible
irresponsibleplayer
player
2. pleased f) 12. responsible d) b) in- before!
before! And
And he’s
he’s so
so
3. moral a) 13. graced f) c) il- dishonest!!!
dishonest!!!
4. jointed f) 14. fair e) d) ir-
5. correct b) 15. polite a) e) un- Now choose an adjective and add a prefix
to it to complete the sentences:
6. happy e) 16. logical c) f) dis-
7. legible c) 17. mature a)
8. regular d) 18. continued f)
9. connected f) 19. tolerant b)
10. literate c) 20. proper a)

Fill in the gaps with the right prefix. II don’t

don’t believe
believe you! you! She’s
She’s such such aa shy,shy,
inoffensive woman. She couldn’t
inoffensive woman. She couldn’t possibly possibly
have
have done
done it!it!
1.
1. The
The rumours
rumours about
about their
their reconciliation
reconciliation were
were ItIt would
would be impractical to
be impractical to call
call her
her every
every time
time
completely unfounded.
completely unfounded. the
the baby
baby doesn’t
doesn’t want want toto eat.
eat.
2.
2. He
He didn’t
didn’t like
like Lisa’s
Lisa’s boyfriend.
boyfriend. It
It would
would be
be Her
Her arguments
arguments don’tdon’t make
make sense.
sense. They’re
They’re
dishonest of him to pretend otherwise.
dishonest of him to pretend otherwise. completely
completely illogical.
illogical.
3.
3. It
It was
was impossible
impossible for
for her
her to
to arrive
arrive on
on time
time John
John spent spent the the wholewhole classclass making
making
to the meeting.
to the meeting.
irrelevant
irrelevant remarks.
remarks. II wish wish thethe teacher
teacher
4.
4. The
The tickets
tickets are
are invalid.
invalid. You
You haven’t
haven’t
would
would have
have shut
shut him him up.
up.
stamped
stamped them.
them.
He
He was was very
very imprecise.
imprecise. He He could
could have
have had
had
5.
5. Many
Many illegal
illegal immigrants
immigrants were
were arrested
arrested last
last
aa better grade if he had been
better grade if he had been more more
night.
night.
accurate.
accurate.
6.
6. II am
am convinced
convinced now.
now. His
His arguments
arguments were
were
They
They are are always
always calling
calling himhim names.
names. They
They say
say
irresistible.
irresistible.
7. he’s
he’s an
an illegitimate
illegitimate son. son. His
His parents
parents are
are
7. II hate
hate to
to wait
wait in
in queues.
queues. I’m
I’m too
too impatient.
impatient.
8. married
married toto someone
someone else. else.
8. Look
Look at
at her
her shoes.
shoes. They’re
They’re so
so unusual.
unusual.
9.
9. It
It was
was such
such aa discouraging
discouraging experience.
experience.
The
The accident
accident caused
caused him him irreversible
irreversible
10.
10. AnAn unknown
unknown visitor
visitor has
has left
left aa package
package in
in brain
brain damage,
damage, I’m I’m afraid.
afraid.
the
the room.
room. I’m
I’m sorry.
sorry. His
His medical
medical condition
condition is is highly
highly
unstable.
unstable.
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