Vocab 1 Quiz

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Negative prefixes - 1

Write the negative form of these words by adding a negative prefix:


"un-", "dis-", "ir-", "il-", "in-", or "im-".

1. comfortable _______ 2. patient _______


3. honest ___________ 4. lucky _________
5. formal __________ 6. possible ____________
7. popular ____________ 8. lock _____________
9. appear _____________ 10. agree ____________
11. legal __________ 12. polite _____________
13. like (verb) _________ 14. logical ___________
15. convenient _________
16.If you are ___, you shouldn't apply for this job.
unexperienced
inexperienced

17. Everybody thinks that John and his brother are ___ guys.
unpleasant
displeasant

18. It's quite ___ to please her.


impossible
unimpossible

19. This was one of the most ___ conferences I've ever participated in.
inorganized
disorganized

20. John and Mary are ___ friends.


unseparable
inseparable

21. Our society should punish ___ politicians.


unhonest
dishonest

22.She was fired because she was ___.


unefficient
inefficient

23. We couldn't understand why he made such ___ remarks.


umpersonal
impersonal
24. It's ___ to shout at people in the street.
impolite
unpolite
25.That teacher feels awful when ___ visitors come to attend her class.
inexpected
unexpected
1. PREFIXES like DIS/IN/IM/IR/UN/IL/MIS are used to give an opposite/negative meaning to
a word.
Task: Find the opposites of the words on the right and write them down.

POSSIBLE
LOYAL
HONEST
REGULAR
LEGAL
COMPLETE
REPLACEABLE
EFFECTIVE
POPULAR
FORTUNE
DIFFERENT
KIND

2. SUFFIXES: Link the verbs with their correct suffix to form NOUNS and write them
down. Follow the example and be careful with the spelling.

a) IMAGINE 1. -ance g ASSISTANCE


b) WEAK 2. -ity
c) TEACH 3. -ation
d) INFECT 4. -sion
e) DECIDE 5. -ence
f) ARGUE 6. -er
g) ASSIST 7. -al
h) SECURE 8. -ance
i) REFUSE 9. -ment
j) OCCUR 10. - ion
k) RESIST 11. -ness
3. PREFIXES and SUFFIXES: Add a PREFIX and/or SUFFIX to the words below and put
them in the correct sentence. In brackets you'll find some information on the parts of
speech to use.

PROBABLE COMMUNICATE AGREE CURIOUS ANGER HEALTH


RESPONSIBLE FAME HELP LIKE CAREFUL CONCLUDE

a) The lights are green, but nobody is moving. He is so . (adjective)

b) Don't you know that saying " killed the

cat?" (noun)c) I think you should drive more . You're scaring

me. (adverb)d) She is a very TV star.

(adjective)e) They have different opinions on the subject. Their will last

forever. (noun with a negative meaning)

f) Brian is always late for work. He is so . (adjective with a


negative meaning)
g) This Math problem is very difficult. Mary didn't come to any .

(noun)i) You shouldn't eat so much junk food. It's very .


(adjective with a negative meaning)j) Thanks for finding my cat. You're a very

young man. (adjective)

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