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Fart L Part 2: extension
Negative prefixes: un-, in-, im-, ir- and drs-
1 Labet the pictures with the adjectives below.
arrogant ctever generous impatient [azy nasty
shy talkative
4 Choose the correct words.
10 A friendly / An unfriendly person makes a tot of friends-
Write adjectives with the opposite meaning to those
in exercise 1.
Choose the correct adjectives.
1 He's funny lserious. He never tetts jokes.
2 He's honest / dishonest. He never tells the truthl
3 5he's lazy I hard-working. She always does her
homework on time.
4 She's rude / potite. She never says 'ptease' or'thank
you"
5 He's strong / weak. He always thinks for himsetf.
124 Vocabulary Builder ! Unit l
Negative prefixes: un-, in-, im-, ir- and drs-
The prefixes un-, in-, im-, ir-, and drs- are negative.
When they come before an adjective, they make its
meaning opposite.
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kind - unkind potient impatient
honest - dishonest responsible - irresponsible
1 An honest / A dishonest person always tells the truth.
2 An ambitious / unambitious person tries very hard to be
successfu[.
A sensitive / An insensitive person doesn't thinl< about
other peopte's feelings.
A rational / An irrationaI person thinl<s clearly and
carefutty.
A toyat / distoyat friend says nasty things about you
when you're not there.
A tolerant / An intolerant person doesn't listen to other
peopte's opinions.
7 An active / inactive person gets a lot of exercise.
8 A lucky / An unlucl<y person often has bad tuck.
9 A mature / An immature person behaves like a chitd.
The most common negative prefix is un-, lf you are
compteting an exercise and can't decide which prefix
to use, choose this onel
Complete the sentences. Use the adiectives below with or
without the prefix un
attractive believable fair fit gratefuI safe
1 He's very . He could be a model or a film star.
2 She's very . She can run ten l<itometres.
3 Don't touch that electric cable. lt's
- present. I'm very
4 Thanks for the
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5 Engtand are beating Brazit 8-0. That's I
6 My parents give my older sister more money than me.
It's really
rr./
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