Negatives Adjectives

Opposite Adjectives...

...are used to describe a person, place, thing, or even a situation in a negative way.

Negative statements...

...are the opposite of affirmative statements. In English, one way to make negative statements is by adding negative prefixes to nouns, adjectives, and verbs. Here are some English negative prefixes: a–, dis–, il–, im–, in-, ir–, non–, un–.

For example...

... the prefix un- can be attached to the adjective happy to create the negative adjective unhappy.

Or you can use the negative adverb not. Note that there is no difference in meaning between these two forms.

Tom is unhappy. Tom is not happy.

Words that take a– as a negative prefix always begin with a consonant.

• political - apolitical

• theist - atheist

Multiple Choice

Opposite of sexual

• Unsexual

• Asexual

Words that take dis– as a negative prefix may begin with a vowel or a consonant

• agree - disagree

• orient - disorient

Multiple Choice

Opposite of Confort

• Discomfort

• Inconfort

Words that take il– as a negative prefix always begin with the letter l.

• legal - illegal

• logical - illogical

There are also other prefixes...

Words that take im– as a negative prefix always begin with the letter m or p.

Words that take in– as a negative prefix can begin with a vowel (except i or u) or a consonant.

Words that take ir– as a negative prefix always begin with the letter r.

Words that take un– as a negative prefix may begin with a vowel or consonant.

Multiple Choice

Opposite of Eligible

• Uneligible

• Noneligible

• Ineligible

Multiple Choice

Opposite of Rational

• Irrational

• Unrational

Multiple Choice

Opposite of Able

• Inable

• Nonable

• Unable