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volunteer ……………………………….

caution ……………………………….

literature ……………………………….

product ……………………………….

defend ……………………………….

instruct ……………………………….

ration ……………………………….

part ……………………………….

globe ……………………………….

envy ……………………………….

deny ……………………………….

escape ……………………………….

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advantage ……………………………….

humour ……………………………….

conscience ……………………………….

reverse ……………………………….

flex ……………………………….

guile ……………………………….
KEY FILL IN THE SENTENCES with NEGATIVE ADJECTIVE FORMS

The company announced involuntary redundancies. (voluntary)

A three-hour meeting that was totally unproductive. (productive)

The village is defenseless against attack. (defense)

You're being irrational not using your clear logical thinking. (rational)

As chairman, I must remain impartial. (partial)

She was given the unenviable task of informing the losers. (enviable)

This leads to the inescapable conclusion that the two things are connected.
(escapable)

British people tend to be humorless i.e. not having or showing the ability to laugh at
things that other people think are funny. (humorous)

The rules are too inflexible to allow for human error. (flexible)

She had the guileless innocence of a child. (gullible)

It was irreversible brain damage. (reversible)

FILL IN THE SENTENCES with NEGATIVE ADJECTIVE FORMS

The company announced ……………………….. redundancies. (voluntary)

A three-hour meeting that was totally ……………………… . (productive)

The village is …………………….. against attack. (defense)

You're being ……………………………. not using your clear logical thinking. (rational)

As chairman, I must remain …………………………. (partial)

She was given the ……………………… task of informing the losers. (enviable)

This leads to the ……………………….. conclusion that the two things are connected.
(escapable)

British people tend to be …………………………….. i.e. not having or showing the

ability to laugh at things that other people think are funny. (humorous)

The rules are too ………………………. to allow for human error. (flexible)

She had the …………………….. innocence of a child. (gullible)

It was ………………………. brain damage. (reversible)

FILL IN THE SENTENCES with NEGATIVE ADJECTIVE FORMS

The company announced ……………………….. redundancies. (voluntary)

A three-hour meeting that was totally ……………………… . (productive)

The village is …………………….. against attack. (defense)

You're being ……………………………. not using your clear logical thinking. (rational)

As chairman, I must remain …………………………. (partial)

She was given the ……………………… task of informing the losers. (enviable)

This leads to the ……………………….. conclusion that the two things are connected.
(escapable)

British people tend to be …………………………….. i.e. not having or showing the

ability to laugh at things that other people think are funny. (humorous)

The rules are too ………………………. to allow for human error. (flexible)

She had the …………………….. innocence of a child. (gullible)

It was ………………………. brain damage. (reversible)