Prefixes

When we add a prefix such as in- or un- or dis- to the beginning of adjectives, adverbs and verbs, we give them the opposite meaning.


Try this activity. Draw half a dozen columns on a large piece of paper and insert a prefix heading in each column. Perhaps leave one or two columns empty for new prefix headings as they occur to you. Your piece of paper should look something like this:

       

un-	im-	in-	il-	dis-	ir-

Then, over a period of time, write in as many adjectives with a negative meaning using these prefixes that you can think of.

Opposite of:

happy:   We were really unhappy with the way the party was going

Can you give the anwers for? :

legal

possible

successful

responsible

polite

perfect

critical

tidy