NEGATIVE PREFIXES STUDENT A

A prefix is fixed to the beginning of a word and affects its meaning.

A negative prefix changes the meaning of a word and expresses its opposite.

Happy: add the prefix un, un + happy = unhappy, which means not happy!

Find a good dictionary and look up the following adjectives. Write them down under the right prefix.

lucky logical patient convenient satisfied loyal correct possible

employed prepared probable aware accurate successful comfortable efficient

UN- IN- IM- DIS- IL-

uncivilised inhuman immature dishonest illegal
unavoidable inadequate imperfect
uncertain indecisive impolite
unconvincing insecure
unkind inexperienced
unfair

EXTRA PRACTICE
http://www.englishlab.net/wb1_negative_prefixes.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv45.shtml
http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/negprefix.html
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/headway/preintermediate/b_vocabulary/unit03/hwy_preint_unit03_3/

NEGATIVE PREFIXES STUDENT B

A prefix is fixed to the beginning of a word and affects its meaning.

A negative prefix changes the meaning of a word and expresses the opposite.

Happy: add the prefix un, un + happy = unhappy, which means not happy!

Find a good dictionary and look up the following adjectives. Write them down under the right prefix.

honest legal mature civilised adequate avoidable perfect experienced

secure polite human kind certain fair decisive convincing

UN- IN- IM- DIS- IL-

unlucky incorrect impatient disloyal illogical
unemployed inconvenient impossible dissatisfied
unprepared inaccurate improbable
unsuccessful inefficient
unaware
uncomfortable

EXTRA PRACTICE
http://www.englishlab.net/wb1_negative_prefixes.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv45.shtml
http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/negprefix.html
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/headway/preintermediate/b_vocabulary/unit03/hwy_preint_unit03_3/