english worksheet

#choo! $ear 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 personal impersonal retrievable irretrievable conclusive inconclusive liberal illiberal contented discontented

Match the adjectives with the right prefix to form opposites.

1. 2. . !. ". #. $. %. &.

legal pleased moral jointed correct happy legible regular connected literate

11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

countable responsible graced fair polite logical mature continued tolerant proper

a& im# '& in# c( il( d& ir# e& un# f& dis#

I Ihad hadnever neverseen seensuch such an irresponsible player an irresponsible player before! before!And Andhe hessso so dishonest ! dishonest!

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1. 1. The The rumours rumours about about their their reconciliation reconciliation were were completely completely ____founded. ____founded. 2. 2. He He didn didn t t li!e li!e "isa "isa s s boyfriend. boyfriend. #t #t would would be be ____honest ____honest of of him him to to pretend pretend otherwise. otherwise. .. #t #t was was ____possible ____possible for for her her to to arrive arrive on on time time to to the the meeting. meeting. !. !. The The tic!ets tic!ets are are ___valid. ___valid. $ou $ou haven haven t t stamped stamped them. them. ". ". %any %any ____legal ____legal immigrants immigrants were were arrested arrested last night. last night. #. #. # # am am convinced convinced now. now. His His arguments arguments were were ____resistible. ____resistible. $. $. # # hate hate to to wait wait in in &ueues. &ueues. # #m m too too ____patient. ____patient. %. %. "oo! "oo! at at her her shoes. shoes. They They re re so so ____usual. ____usual. &. &. #t #t was was such such a a ____couraging ____couraging experience. experience. 1'. 1'. 'n 'n ___!nown ___!nown visitor visitor has has left left a a pac!age pac!age in in the the room. room.

II dont dont believe believe you! you! Shes Shes such such a a shy, shy, __________________ woman. She __________________ woman. She couldnt couldnt possibly possibly have have done done it! it! It It would would be be _______________to _______________to call call her her every every time time the the baby baby doesnt doesnt want want to to eat. eat. Her Her arguments arguments dont dont ma ma e e sense. sense. !heyre !heyre completely completely _______________. _______________. "ohn "ohn spent spent the the whole whole class class ma ma ing ing _____________________ remar s. I wish _____________________ remar s. I wish the the teacher teacher would would have have shut shut him him up. up. He was very ______________. He could He was very ______________. He could have have had had a a better better grade grade if if he he had had been been more more accurate. accurate. !hey !hey are are always always calling calling him him names. names. !hey !hey say say hes hes an an ______________ ______________ son. son. His His parents parents are are married married to to someone someone else. else. !he !he accident accident caused caused him him ____________ ____________ brain brain damage, damage, Im Im afraid. afraid. Im sorry. His medical condition Im sorry. His medical condition is is highly highly _________________. _________________.

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english worksheet

#choo! $ear 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 personal impersonal retrievable irretrievable conclusive inconclusive liberal illiberal contented dislcontented

Match the adjectives with the right prefix to form opposites.

1. 2. 3. 4.

legal c& pleased f& moral a& jointed f& '& c& d& f& e&

11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

countable e& responsible d& graced f& fair e& polite a& logical c& mature a& continued f& tolerant '& proper a&

a& b& c) d) e) f)

im# in# il( ir# un# dis#

I I had had never never seen seen such such an irresponsible player an irresponsible player before! before! And And he hess so so dishonest !!! dishonest!!!

5. correct 6. happy 7. legible 8. regular

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9. connected

$%. literate c&

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1. 1. The The rumours rumours about about their their reconciliation reconciliation were were completely un founded. completely unfounded. 2. 2. He He didn didn t t li!e li!e "isa "isa s s boyfriend. boyfriend. #t #t would would be be dis honest of him to pretend otherwise. dishonest of him to pretend otherwise. .. #t #t was was im impossible possible for for her her to to arrive arrive on on time time to the meeting. to the meeting. !. !. The The tic!ets tic!ets are are in invalid. valid. $ou $ou haven haven t t stamped stamped them. them. ". ". %any %any il illegal legal immigrants immigrants were were arrested arrested last last night. night. #. #. # # am am convinced convinced now. now. His His arguments arguments were were ir irresistible. resistible. $. $. # # hate hate to to wait wait in in &ueues. &ueues. # #m m too too im impatient. patient. %. %. "oo! "oo! at at her her shoes. shoes. They They re re so so un unusual. usual. &. &. #t #t was was such such a a dis discouraging couraging experience. experience. 1'. 1'. 'n 'n un un!nown !nown visitor visitor has has left left a a pac!age pac!age in in the the room. room.

II dont dont believe believe you! you! Shes Shes such such a a shy, shy, i"offe"sive i"offe"sive woman. woman. She She couldnt couldnt possibly possibly have have done done it! it! It would be impractica! It would be impractica! to to call call her her every every time time the baby doesnt want to eat. the baby doesnt want to eat. Her Her arguments arguments dont dont ma ma e e sense. sense. !heyre !heyre completely completely i!!ogica! i!!ogica!.. "ohn "ohn spent spent the the whole whole class class ma ma ing ing irre!eva"t irre!eva"t remar remar s. s. II wish wish the the teacher teacher would would have have shut shut him him up. up. He He was was very very imprecise imprecise.. He He could could have have had had a a better better grade grade if if he he had had been been more more accurate. accurate. !hey !hey are are always always calling calling him him names. names. !hey !hey say hes an i!!egitimate son. His parents say hes an i!!egitimate son. His parents are are married married to to someone someone else. else. !he !he accident accident caused caused him him irreversi'!e irreversi'!e brain brain damage, damage, Im Im afraid. afraid. Im Im sorry. sorry. His His medical medical condition condition is is highly highly )"sta'!e )"sta'!e..

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