Exercise 104: Complete the table.

Exercise 105: Complete the table.

Exercise 106: Complete the table.

Exercise 107: Use the word in brackets to form a negative word that fits into each gap.

1. It was ______________________ of you to laugh at him when he showed us his costume (KIND).

2. The headmaster ______________________ of the way his teachers talk with parents (APPROVE).

3. The departure of the plane was delayed again, which made us even more ______________________ (PATIENT).

4. It is ______________________ to smoke in public places. (LEGAL)

5. He got very ______________________ and made many mistakes (CARE).

6. He was fired because of his ______________________ behaviour. (PROFESSIONAL)

7. She failed at the test because she probably ______________________ the instructions (UNDERSTAND).

8. It was another ______________________ attempt to become Prime Minister. (SUCCESSFUL)

9. Mary is an ______________________ person. She doesn't seem to care about the trouble she causes (RESPONSIBLE).

10.I normally don't ______________________ with him, but this time I think he's wrong.

(AGREE)

11.It's ______________________ for the team to win three championships in a row. They aren't that good. (POSSIBLE)

12.The suspect was ______________________ to think that he could get away with murder so easily (SANE).

13.We are ______________________ to help him. (ABLE)

14.It's ______________________ to use your cell phone while talking to someone else. (POLITE)

15.Fast food is not only ______________________, it also leads to obesity. (HEALTHY)

16.He seemed to have ______________________. Nobody has seen him since last week.

(APPEAR)

KEY

1. unkind

2. disapproves/disapproved

3. impatient

4. illegal

5. careless

6. unprofessional

7. misunderstood

8. unsuccessful

9. irresponsible

10. disagree

11. impossible

12. insane

13. unable

14. impolite

15. unhealthy

16. disappeared

Exercise 108: Change the words using the prefixes from the box so that they have a negative meaning.

DIS- IL- IM- IN- IR- MIS- UN

1. correct - ______________

2. adequate - ______________

3. rational - ______________

4. like - ______________

5. fashionable - ______________

6. attractive - ______________

7. trust - ______________

8. limited - ______________

9. certain - ______________

10.guide - ______________

11.polite - ______________

12.acceptable - ______________

13.believable - ______________

14.fair - ______________

15.behave - ______________

16.obedient - ______________

17.even - ______________

18.logical - ______________

19.personal - ______________

20.continue - ______________

21.regular - ______________

22.honest - ______________

23.competent - ______________

24.legal - ______________

25.qualified - ______________

26.possible - ______________

27.lock - ______________

28.perfect - ______________

29.responsible - ______________

30.agreeable - ______________

31.understand - ______________

32.connect - ______________

33.avoidable - ______________

34.complete - ______________

35.accurate - ______________

36.welcome - ______________

37.mature - ______________

38.conscious - ______________

39.patient - ______________

40.cover - ______________

 

KEY

1. correct - incorrect

2. adequate - inadequate

3. rational - irrational

4. like – dislike / unlike

5. fashionable - unfashionable

6. attractive - unattractive

7. trust – mistrust / distrust

8. limited - unlimited

9. certain - uncertain

10.guide - misguide

11.polite - impolite

12.acceptable - unacceptable

13.believable - unbelievable

14.fair - unfair

15.behave - misbehave

16.obedient - disobedient

17.even - uneven

18.logical - illogical

19.personal - impersonal

20.continue - discontinue

21.regular - irregular

22.honest - dishonest

23.competent - incompetent

24.legal - illegal

25.qualified - unqualified

26.possible - impossible

27.lock - unlock

28.perfect - imperfect

29.responsible - irresponsible

30.agreeable - disagreeable

31.understand - misunderstand

32.connect - disconnect

33.avoidable - unavoidable

34.complete - incomplete

35.accurate - inaccurate

36.welcome - unwelcome

37.mature - immature

38.conscious - unconscious

39.patient - impatient

40.cover - uncover