Negative Prefixes:

im-, in-, un-, dis-, ir-, il- and

non-
Give the meaning of the following
words:

• Ex- chairman
• Supernatural
• Underwater
• overflow
 Vocabulary words
• Tournament
• Sparkling
• Restless
• Uncomfortable
• Nonsense
• Bothered
 Listen: I will read a paragraph about a tennis tournament.
The Tennis Tournament
There was an overflow crowd at
SBMA Tennis Tournament this
past week. The weather was
clear, bright, sunny and
sparkling, not a cloud in sight. But
this was hot! With standing room
only, everyone was sticky close,
restless and uncomfortable. the
shelter of the room was
incomplete. Because of this
condition. The crowd was impolite
and inattentive
it was too crowded because of
illegal entry of some viewers.
Some went home early and
discontinued watching the
tournament because of the
unlimited numbers of viewers.
As a result, the tournament was
a failure and considered as
nonsense when it ended for the
irregular viewers. But for the
fans, they watch left them hot,
bothered and tired but satisfied.
 Answer the ff. questions
• What tournament • Tennis Tournament.
was held in SBMA? • It was clear, bright,
sunny and sparkling. It
• How do you describe was hot.
the weather on that • The shelter of the room
day? is incomplete.
• The venue of the • Standing room only, the
people are sticky close,
tournament? The
restless, uncomfortable,
viewers of the they are impolite and
tournament? inattentive.
• How did the true • The fans continued
fans describe the watching the
tournament.
tournament?
• The Tennis Tournament
• What are the underlined
• There was an overflow crowd words in the paragraph?
at SBMA Tennis Tournament this
past week. The weather was clear,
bright, sunny and sparkling, not a
cloud in sight. But this was hot!
With standing room only, everyone • In the word incomplete
was sticky close, restless and
uncomfortable. the shelter of the • Which is the root word?
room was incomplete. Because of
this condition. The crowd was
• What is added to it?
impolite and inattentive • What new word is formed
it was too crowded because when in is added to the
of illegal entry of some viewers.
Some went home early and word complete?
discontinued watching the • What do you call the
tournament because of the
unlimited numbers of viewers. As a beginning of a root word
result, the tournament was a failure to form a new word?
and considered as nonsense when
it ended for the irregular viewers. • When in is added to the
But for the fans, they watch left word complete, what
them hot, bothered and tired but does incomplete means?
satisfied.
 Practice Exercises A.
Form new words by adding the correct negative prefix.

• Continue • discontinue
• Logical • illogical
• Dependent • independent
• Perfect • imperfect
• Capable • incapable
• Rational • irrational
• Sure • unsure
• Limitable • illimitable
• partial • impartial
 Practice Exercises B.
Give the correct word of the underlined phrases using the negative
prefixes to complete the thought of the following sentences.
1. One of the reasons of his 1. Irregular
failing grades was his not
regular attendance.
2. Her hand writing is so not
legible that nobody can
2. Illegible
read it.
3. She had a not sense
conversation. 3. Nonsense
4. The baby sister of Fernan 4. Unhealthy
was not healthy.
5. The fans were not patient 5. impatient
to wait for their favorite
singer.
 Independent Exercises.
Combine the prefixes on the left with the words on the right
to form new words. Then write the complete word.

1. in • violent
2. dis • dependent
3. un • regular
4. im • fortunate
5. il • legal
6. ir • agree
7. non • partial
 Seat Work
Give the meaning of the underlined
words
1. The boy behind Mrs. Sunga is impolite.
2. Don’t disobey your elders. They should
be respected.
3. The presentation of Grade V class was
unusual.
4. They had given the incomplete
information about the new organized
group.
5. The parents of Charmaine were unfair to
her.
 Assignment
• Fill in the blanks with 1.____honest
the correct prefix. 2.____practical
Give the meaning of 3.____happy
the new formed words
hen use them in your 4.____literate
own sentence. 5.____relevance
6.____calculable