Negative prefixes

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

• consonant

• vowel

• consonant or a vowel

_____political

• il

• a

• ir

• dis

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

• vowel

• vowel or a consonant

• consonant

• none of the above

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

• m

• p

• l

• r

Words that take im– as a negative prefix always begin with the letter

• only m

• only p

• m or p

• b

Words that take in– as a negative prefix can begin with

• vowels ( except i or u ) or a consonant

• all the vowels

• only consonants

____comfort

• in

• im

• dis

• ir

___logical

• ir

• im

• il

• dis

Words that take im– as a negative prefix always begin with the letter

• only m

• only p

• m or p

• l

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

• l

• m

• r

• b