This English worksheet provides examples of negative prefixes like un-, in-, im-, il-, ir-, and dis- that can be added to adjectives to change their meaning. It gives adjective-prefix pairs like grateful-ungrateful and conclusive-inconclusive. Students are asked to match adjectives with the correct prefix to form opposites. They are also tasked with choosing an adjective and adding a prefix to complete sentences, like using the prefix "im-" to describe a "shy" woman. The worksheet practices forming opposites of adjectives using negative prefixes.
This English worksheet provides examples of negative prefixes like un-, in-, im-, il-, ir-, and dis- that can be added to adjectives to change their meaning. It gives adjective-prefix pairs like grateful-ungrateful and conclusive-inconclusive. Students are asked to match adjectives with the correct prefix to form opposites. They are also tasked with choosing an adjective and adding a prefix to complete sentences, like using the prefix "im-" to describe a "shy" woman. The worksheet practices forming opposites of adjectives using negative prefixes.
This English worksheet provides examples of negative prefixes like un-, in-, im-, il-, ir-, and dis- that can be added to adjectives to change their meaning. It gives adjective-prefix pairs like grateful-ungrateful and conclusive-inconclusive. Students are asked to match adjectives with the correct prefix to form opposites. They are also tasked with choosing an adjective and adding a prefix to complete sentences, like using the prefix "im-" to describe a "shy" woman. The worksheet practices forming opposites of adjectives using negative prefixes.
This English worksheet provides examples of negative prefixes like un-, in-, im-, il-, ir-, and dis- that can be added to adjectives to change their meaning. It gives adjective-prefix pairs like grateful-ungrateful and conclusive-inconclusive. Students are asked to match adjectives with the correct prefix to form opposites. They are also tasked with choosing an adjective and adding a prefix to complete sentences, like using the prefix "im-" to describe a "shy" woman. The worksheet practices forming opposites of adjectives using negative prefixes.
Remember: We use the negative prefixes un- / in- /im- /il- /ir- /dis- to give the adjective the opposite meaning:
grateful – ungrateful conclusive – inconclusive
personal – impersonal liberal – illiberal retrievable – irretrievable contented – discontented
Match the adjectives with the
right prefix to form opposites. IIhad hadnever neverseen seensuch such 1. legal 11. countable a) im- an irresponsible player an irresponsible player 2. pleased 12. responsible b) in- before! before!And Andhe’s he’sso so 3. moral 13. graced dishonest! dishonest! c) il- 4. jointed 14. fair d) ir- 5. correct 15. polite e) un- Now choose an adjective and add a prefix to it to complete the sentences: 6. happy 16. logical f) dis- 7. legible 17. mature 8. regular 18. continued 9. connected 19. tolerant 10. literate 20. proper
Fill in the gaps with the right prefix. II don’t
don’t believe believe you! you! She’s She’s such such aa shy, shy, __________________ __________________ woman. woman. She She couldn’t possibly have done couldn’t possibly have done it! it! 1. 1. The The rumours rumours about about their their reconciliation reconciliation were were ItIt would would be be _______________to _______________to call call her her completely completely ____founded. ____founded. every every time time the the baby baby doesn’t doesn’t want want to to eat. eat. 2. 2. He He didn’t didn’t like like Lisa’s Lisa’s boyfriend. boyfriend. It It would would be be Her Her arguments arguments don’t don’t make make sense. sense. They’re They’re ____honest of him to pretend otherwise. ____honest of him to pretend otherwise. completely completely _______________. _______________. 3. 3. It It was was ____possible ____possible for for her her to to arrive arrive on on John John spent spent the the whole whole class class makingmaking time to the meeting. time to the meeting. _____________________ _____________________ remarks. remarks. II wish wish 4. 4. The The tickets tickets are are ___valid. ___valid. You You haven’t haven’t the teacher would have shut the teacher would have shut him up. him up. stamped them. stamped them. He He was was very very ______________. ______________. He He could could 5. 5. Many Many ____legal ____legal immigrants immigrants were were arrested arrested have have had a better grade if he had been had a better grade if he had been last night. last night. more accurate. more accurate. 6. 6. II am am convinced convinced now. now. His His arguments arguments were were They They are are always always calling calling him him names. names. TheyThey say say ____resistible. ____resistible. 7. he’s he’s an an ______________ ______________ son. son. His His 7. II hate hate toto wait wait in in queues. queues. I’m I’m too too ____patient. parents parents areare married married toto someone someone else. else. ____patient. 8. 8. Look Look at at her her shoes. shoes. They’re They’re so so ____usual. ____usual. The The accident accident caused caused himhim ____________ ____________ 9. 9. It It was was such such aa ____couraging ____couraging experience. experience. brain brain damage, damage, I’mI’m afraid. afraid. 10. 10. An An ___known ___known visitor visitor has has left left aa package package in in I’m I’m sorry. sorry. His His medical medical condition condition is is highly highly the the room. room. _________________. _________________. THANK YU! english worksheet School Year 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 conclusive – inconclusive
personal – impersonal liberal – illiberal retrievable – irretrievable contented – dislcontented
Match the adjectives with the
right prefix to form opposites. II had had never never seen seen such such 1. legal c) 11. countable e) a) im- an anirresponsible irresponsibleplayer player 2. pleased f) 12. responsible d) b) in- before! before! And And he’s he’s so so 3. moral a) 13. graced f) c) il- dishonest!!! dishonest!!! 4. jointed f) 14. fair e) d) ir- 5. correct b) 15. polite a) e) un- Now choose an adjective and add a prefix to it to complete the sentences: 6. happy e) 16. logical c) f) dis- 7. legible c) 17. mature a) 8. regular d) 18. continued f) 9. connected f) 19. tolerant b) 10. literate c) 20. proper a)
Fill in the gaps with the right prefix. II don’t
don’t believe believe you! you! She’s She’s such such aa shy,shy, inoffensive woman. She couldn’t inoffensive woman. She couldn’t possibly possibly have have done done it!it! 1. 1. The The rumours rumours about about their their reconciliation reconciliation were were ItIt would would be impractical to be impractical to call call her her every every time time completely unfounded. completely unfounded. the the baby baby doesn’t doesn’t want want toto eat. eat. 2. 2. He He didn’t didn’t like like Lisa’s Lisa’s boyfriend. boyfriend. It It would would be be Her Her arguments arguments don’tdon’t make make sense. sense. They’re They’re dishonest of him to pretend otherwise. dishonest of him to pretend otherwise. completely completely illogical. illogical. 3. 3. It It was was impossible impossible for for her her to to arrive arrive on on time time John John spent spent the the wholewhole classclass making making to the meeting. to the meeting. irrelevant irrelevant remarks. remarks. II wish wish thethe teacher teacher 4. 4. The The tickets tickets are are invalid. invalid. You You haven’t haven’t would would have have shut shut him him up. up. stamped stamped them. them. He He was was very very imprecise. imprecise. He He could could have have had had 5. 5. Many Many illegal illegal immigrants immigrants were were arrested arrested last last aa better grade if he had been better grade if he had been more more night. night. accurate. accurate. 6. 6. II am am convinced convinced now. now. His His arguments arguments were were They They are are always always calling calling himhim names. names. They They say say irresistible. irresistible. 7. he’s he’s an an illegitimate illegitimate son. son. His His parents parents are are 7. II hate hate to to wait wait in in queues. queues. I’m I’m too too impatient. impatient. 8. married married toto someone someone else. else. 8. Look Look at at her her shoes. shoes. They’re They’re so so unusual. unusual. 9. 9. It It was was such such aa discouraging discouraging experience. experience. The The accident accident caused caused him him irreversible irreversible 10. 10. AnAn unknown unknown visitor visitor has has left left aa package package in in brain brain damage, damage, I’m I’m afraid. afraid. the the room. room. I’m I’m sorry. sorry. His His medical medical condition condition is is highly highly unstable. unstable. THANK YU!