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Opposites 2: adjective prefixes

opposites 57 terms 6 questions TOEIC Part 5, Part 6, Part 7

Dis-, il-, im-, in-, ir-, un-: six prefixes, and no rule that reliably tells you which adjective takes which. It is dishonest but inaccurate, illegal but irregular, unacceptable but inadequate. There is nothing to work out — the pairing has to be learned, and the error-recognition format used here is the fastest way to find the ones you have wrong.

Your task

Each sentence contains four adjectives, marked (A) to (D). One of them carries the wrong negative prefix. Select it.

Target vocabulary

dis- il- im- in- ir- un- acceptable accurate adequate advantaged agreeable attractive authorized avoidable believable certain comfortable competent complete conscious contented convincing correct curable even fair fashionable honest inclined legal limited literate logical married mature moral mortal obedient organized patient perfect personal possible proper pure qualified rational regular relevant replaceable resistible resolute responsible satisfactory satisfied sufficient welcome

Practice

Word bank
dis- il- im- in- ir- un- acceptable accurate adequate advantaged agreeable attractive authorized avoidable believable certain comfortable competent complete conscious contented convincing correct curable even fair fashionable honest inclined legal limited literate logical married mature moral mortal obedient organized patient perfect personal possible proper pure qualified rational regular relevant replaceable resistible resolute responsible satisfactory satisfied sufficient welcome
1 He is a very (A) disagreeable man and he makes visitors feel very (B) unwelcome , but the management think he's (C) irreplaceable and are (D) uninclined to fire him.
2 Insider dealing is not only (A) immoral and (B) inhonest , but also (C) illegal : companies are legally bound to take the strongest possible action against such (D) unacceptable behavior by their employees.
3 It is an (A) unavoidable fact, but in a competitive job market, those who are (B) unqualified or who have (C) imsufficient work experience will find themselves seriously (D) disadvantaged .
4 She was described by her boss as being (A) unresponsible , (B) incompetent and (C) immature , which she considered extremely (D) unfair .
5 In return for an increased investment, the company offered (A) unlimited returns for their investors. While many found such an offer (B) irresistible , some thought the promises were (C) innconvincing and were (D) uncomfortable about parting with so much money.
6 He had clearly given his presentation (A) disadequate preparation, and many in the audience challenged the points he made, saying they were (B) inaccurate and (C) illogical . Despite this, he remained (D) irresolute in his views, although the only person he managed to convince was himself.