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1. Negative prefixes can be used with nouns, verbs, adjective and adverbs. For
example disapproval, disapprove, disapproving, disapprovingly.
2. Usually im + p (impatient) but not always (unpleasant).
3. Often il + l (illegal) but not always (unlikely).
4. Often ir + r (irregular) but not always (unresponsive).
5. Usually -ful changes to -less (harmful/less) but not always (endless).
6. If you can't remember, choose un - it's the most common negative prefix.
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Write the correct NEGATIVE form of the word in brackets to complete these sentences.
Be very careful: some words have different negative forms (e.g. unbelievable/disbelief,
unlikely/dislike, unable/disabled).
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Write the correct form of the word in brackets to complete these sentences. Some of the
answers are irregular (from the table above), but there are other regular nouns included
here. Don't forget to use an -s if necessary.
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Noun (-ence) Adjective Verb
evidence evident -
existence existing to exist
(in)dependence (in)dependent to depend
difference different to differ
intelligence intelligent -
(dis)obedience (dis)obedient to (dis)obey
excellence excellent to excel
silence silent to silence
violence violent to violate
innocence innocent -
occurrence - to occur
(im)patience (im)patient -
Note: I have only given the more common words here. There are other forms (for
example, it is possible to use "to evidence something" as a verb) but these are less
common.
Write the correct form of the word in brackets to complete these sentences. The answer
could be a noun or an adjective. Don't forget to use an -s or a negative prefix if
necessary.
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Most adjectives which end in -ful make the negative with -less. But, not all. Note also
that we can make adverbs from these adjectives with -fully or -lessly. For example,
carefully and carelessly. This is a list of key words which might appear in the FCE
exam.
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The words in this table all use -ful and -less to make the adjectives.
The adjectives in this table take -ful or -less, but not both.
Write the correct adjective or adverb for each of these questions. You will need to use
-ful/-less or -fully/-lessly. Some answers will also need un-.
The word formation part of the FCE use of English exam often tests adjectives such as
'short', 'wide', 'dark' and their nouns and verbs. Here is a list of some of the more
common adjectives and their forms.
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1. Normally I prefer tall men, but my husband's isn't a problem.
(SHORT)
2. The news report covered the economic crisis in . (DEEP)
3. A healthy diet will your life expectancy. (LONG)
4. If they this road, there would be fewer accidents. (WIDE)
5. I think I'll this photograph. (LARGE)
6. The airport has security at passport control. (TIGHT)
7. I do yoga to my back. (STRONG)
8. There is a water nearly every summer in the south of England.
(SHORT)
9. The moment I left work I my tie and started to relax. (LOOSE)
10. When I myself, I found out I'd lost 10kg! (WEIGHT)
11. The of my computer screen gives me a headache. (BRIGHT)
12. I'm afraid of so I couldn't live on the 10th floor. (HIGH)
13. The lights went out and the room was plunged into . (DARK)
14. I'm afraid of the so I sleep with the lights on. (DARKEN)
15. The government are going to the legal drinking age to 18. (LOW)
16. His long illness has him. (WEAK)
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Write the correct form of the word in brackets to complete these sentences. Be very
careful - these are verbs. So, for example, if the word is DEEP, the verb could be
deepen, deepens, deepening or deepened.
1. I find it difficult to my work. (PRIORITY)
2. I'm studying medicine. I want to in genetics. (SPECIAL)
3. This photograph is too small. Can you it for me? (LARGE)
4. I didn't understand what you just said. Could you it? (CLEAR)
5. My electronic dictionary me to listen to the pronunciation of new
words. (ABLE)
6. He loves insects. He can over 50 different types of beetle.
(IDENTITY)
7. There are a lot of accidents on this road - the council should it.
(WIDTH)
8. The time we spent apart only my love for him. (STRONG)
9. You didn't what flavour you wanted, so I got you chocolate.
(SPECIFIC)
10. His speech was too long. He should have it. (SHORT)
11. He always thinks he's right. He never for his mistakes. (APOLOGY)
12. I think the government should alcohol. (CRIMINAL)
13. Thank you for the flowers. They really up the room. (BRIGHT)
14. The burglar that no one was in the house before he broke in. (SURE)
15. The film "The Ring" me. I couldn't sleep for days. (TERROR)
16. The government's plans for the hospitals will thousands of lives.
(DANGER)