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Use the prefixes in-or un-to form the opposites of
‘the following adjectives.
admissible .--€ontrollable 13 audible
7.
_condlusive 8 interesting 14 ..dear
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appreciative appropriate 15. ..willing
Conspicuous 10 ...fequent 16 ...eliable
compromising 11 ...determined 17 ....decsive
approachable 12 ....trustworthy 18 ....setting
Use the prefixes dis-, im; il-or ir-to form the
‘opposites of the following adjectives.
balanced 7 ...seputable 13 ._..mobile
revocable 8 .resistible 14 ....loyal
connected = «9...esolute 15... polite
engaged 10 literate 16 ....moral
wteducble 11 ...honest 17 legible
regular 12 ..televant 18 ..logical
Select one word which is appropriate forall three
‘gaps in each of the following sets of sentences.
STRATEGY POINT
‘The missing word wil be a faity common one —
don’t try to find difficult words.
The missing words wil al be the same part of
speech e.g. nouns, verbs, etc.
In each sentence the word will have a different,
meaning.
11+ The figure was momentariy silhouetted in the
.- of his bike's headlight, and
then disappeared into the darkness.
= This seems to have been
attacked by woodworm, so when you have the
roof redone, you had better make sure it is
replaced.
‘* She opened the door to her quests with a(n)
Of pleasure on her face.
2 * My cheque was returned, as | had forgotten to
: it,
* These traditional dances, though still popular
today, ... . back to the Middle Ages.
‘+ Those hats Sally wears really...
her: they‘ like the ones my grandmother wore
Professor Jenkins is considered to be one of the
world's leading experts in his
‘The players took the to deafening
applause
This years contest features pethaps the
strongest ‘ever assembled for
an international golf competition
Your subtle hint seems to have missed its
{perhaps you should try being
less subtle!
All schools and businesses remained closed for
the day as ain) of respect to
the victims of the disaster.
The con She received for her
project was one of the highest in the class.
Surgeons announced that the
Con their famous patient had been a success.
Although the revised system has only been in
for a few weeks, we
ae alr Sing promising results
It was clear that the President was against any
kind of military
‘Not many people swim during the winter, so the
is not very crowded.
The company has an) of cars
that are used by members ofthe sales team
They were not exactly friends, but had played
together afew times inthe café
Prices seem to have co Up in the
last few months, while salaries have remained
relatively stable.
The story is set in Paris, but most of the film was
‘on location in Palm Springs.
‘On realising his silly mistake, he
‘out of the room to try and catch up with her
and apologise.
‘These paper tissues have been <
with eucalyptus il, which helps to relieve
congestion
The various fsues involved in the problem are
‘quite different and should be .... -
separately.
‘At the time | svc Comments as
a joke, but now | realise he was probably quite
serious.