Prefixes
Exercise 1. Поставьте приставки в указанных словах, чтобы получилось слово, противоположное по значению.
Honesty
Certainty
Security
Dependence
Importance
Employment
Connection
Activation
Belief
Ability
Useful
Doubtful
Expensive
Correct
Clean
Interesting
Natural
Healthy
Important
Polite.
Exercise 2. Превратите значения прилагательных в противоположные с помощью отрицательных приставок.
A friendly look
An interesting book
A natural colour
An important task
A possible answer
A personal letter
A definite article
A correct answer
Direct speech
A regular verb
A responsible person
Exercise 3. Превратите указанные прилагательные в слова с противоположным значением с помощью отрицательных приставок un- или in-
happy, attentive, lucky, capable, comfortable, known, clean, necessary, dependent, expensive, pleasant, popular, real, human, definite, direct, convenient, countable, accurate, credible, secure
Exercise 4. Замените фразы одним словом.
Not necessary –
Not safe —
Not tidy—
Not breakable —
Not regular —
Not real —
Not expensive —
Not happy —
Not possible —
Not usual—
Not comfortable —
Not direct —
Not interesting —
Not patient —
Not convenient —
Not popular —
Exercise 5. Выберите подходящий префикс для образования противоположного значения прилагательных.
1) He was short and overweight and generally fairly __attractive. a) dis-; b) im-; c) in-; d) un- .
2) He’s a good teacher, but tends to be a bit __patient with slow learners. a) un-; b) in-; c) im-; d) dis- .
3) It is an __logical statement, because if one part is true, then the other must be false. a) dis-; b) il-; c) in-; d) un- .
4) It is __ polite to point at people. a) dis-; b) im-; c) in-; d) un- .
5) My friend is very __responsible, he never does anything in time. a) dis-; b) ir-; c) in-; d) un- .
6) He’s very __patient. He can’t work as a teacher. a) dis-; b) im-; c) in-; d) un- .
7) He’s an __forgiving person. He never forgives people. a) dis-; b) ir-; c) in-; d) un-
Exercise 1.
- Dishonesty
- Uncertainty
- Insecurity
- Independence
- Unimportance
- Unemployment
- Disconnection
- Deactivation
- Disbelief
- Disability
- Unuseful
- Undoubtful
- Inexpensive
- Incorrect
- Unclean
- Uninteresting
- Unnatural
- Unhealthy
- Unimportant
- Impolite
Exercise 2.
- an unfriendly look
- an uninteresting book
- an unnatural colour
- an unimportant task
- an impossible answer
- an impersonal letter
- an indefinite article
- an incorrect answer
- indirect speech
- an irregular verb
- an irresponsible person
Exercise 3.
unhappy, unlucky, uncomfortable, unknown, unclean, unnecessary, unpleasant, unpopular, unreal, uncountable
inattentive, incapable, independent, inexpensive, inhuman, indefinite, indirect, inconvenient, inaccurate, incredible, insecure
Exercise 4.
1 unnecessary,
2 unsafe,
3 untidy,
4 unbreakable,
5 irregular,
6 unreal,
7 inexpensive,
8 unhappy,
9 impossible,
10 unusual,
11 uncomfortable,
12 indirect, 1
3 uninteresting,
14 impatient,
15 inconvenient,
16 unpopular
Exercise 6.
1 d, 2 c, 3 b, 4 b, 5 b, 6 b, 7 d
