Negative Prefixes Lesson

• Un- is the most common negative prefix.

• It means 'NOT.'

• This morpheme* comes from Old English.

• *Morpheme = unit of language that can't be divided more

• Dis- is also a very common negative prefix.

• It means 'NOT,' 'LACK OF,' or 'OPPOSITE.'

• This morpheme* comes from Latin.

• *Morpheme = unit of language that can't be divided more

• Il- is not common. We only use il- in front of adjectives that begin with 'L'.

• It means 'NOT' or 'WITHOUT.'

• This morpheme* comes from Latin

• *Morpheme = unit of language that can't be divided more

• We only use ir- in front of adjectives that begin with 'R'.

• It means 'NOT' or 'WITHOUT.'

• This morpheme* comes from Latin

• *Morpheme = unit of language that can't be divided more

• We only use im- in front of adjectives that begin with 'M' or 'P'.

• It means 'NOT' or 'WITHOUT.'

• This morpheme* comes from Latin

• *Morpheme = unit of language that can't be divided more

For each positive adjective, choose the correct negative suffix.