Prefixes (Part 2)

Negative Prefixes (Part 2)

A prefix is a word part added at the beginning of a word, that changes its meaning.

prefix UN-

Meaning: Not

Example: Untied

prefix IR-

Means: not

Example: irresponsible

prefix IL-

Meaning: not

Example: illegal

prefix IM-

Meaning: not

Example: impossible

prefix IN-

Meaning: not

Example: inaccurate, invisible

Add a prefix, change the meaning!

Multiple Choice

imaginable --> "Not imaginable"

• nonimaginable

• unimaginable

• inimaginable

Multiple Choice

reversible --> "not reversible"

• irreversible

• unreversible

• ilreversible

Multiple Choice

comprehensible -- "cannot comprehend"

• uncomprehensible

• incomprehensible

• imcomprehensible

Multiple Choice

polite --> "not polite"

• inpolite

• unpolite

• impolite

Multiple Choice

certain --> "not certain"

• uncertain

• incertain

• imcertain

Multiple Choice

restricted --> "not restricted" (can go anywhere)

• irrestricted

• unrestricted

• ilrestricted

Multiple Choice

significant --> not significant (not important)

• nonsignificant

• unsignificant

• insignificant

Multiple Choice

perfection --> "not perfect"

• unperfection

• nonperfection

• imperfection

Multiple Choice

responsible --> "not responsible"

• unresponsible

• irresponsible

• ilresponsible

Let's Practice Our Sentences

Fill in the blank with the correct negative prefix

Multiple Choice

______ drivers should not drive during thunderstorms. 

• Disexperienced
• Unexperienced
• Inexperienced
• Imexperienced 

Multiple Choice

She spoke with her arms folded the whole time. We thought she was angry, but she said that we had _______.

• ununderstood
• misunderstood
• disunderstood
• inunderstood

Multiple Choice

I was very __________ with the service I received at your restaurant yesterday. 

• missatisfied
• dissatisfied
• unsatisfied
• insatisfied

Multiple Choice

He's very _______. You never know what he'll do next.

• unpredictable
• mispredictable
• dispredictable
• inpredictable

Multiple Choice

It's a pretty ______ party, so you don't need to wear a suit.

• unformal
• misformal
• imformal
• informal

Multiple Choice

She could never trust him again after he was so ________.

• unhonest
• imhonest
• mishonest
• dishonest

Multiple Choice

The shop assistant was so _______. What do they pay these people for?

• unhelpful
• mishelpful
• inhelpful
• dishelpful

Multiple Choice

I'm a little ______ whether I should go tonight.

• incertain
• discertain
• uncertain
• miscertain

Multiple Choice

Do you agree or ______ with the report we got last week?

• disagree
• unagree
• imagree
• misagree

Multiple Choice

She was totally ______ that she had spinach in her teeth.

• misaware
• inaware
• unaware
• imaware