Negatives Adjectives

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11th Grade

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Yara Semprun

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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

Opposite Adjectives...

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

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