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    The document provides a list of words with negative prefixes and sentences to complete using the words, either positively or negatively depending on the context of the sentence. Students are tasked with identifying the correct word and determining if it should be used in its positive or negative form based on the meaning of the sentence.

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    The document provides a list of words with negative prefixes and sentences to complete using the words, either positively or negatively depending on the context of the sentence. Students are tasked with identifying the correct word and determining if it should be used in its positive or negative form based on the meaning of the sentence.

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    Word Formation Task

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    Aquarigirl
    The document provides a list of words with negative prefixes and sentences to complete using the words, either positively or negatively depending on the context of the sentence. Students are tasked with identifying the correct word and determining if it should be used in its positive or negative form based on the meaning of the sentence.

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    Part 3 – Word Formation

    Put the correct negative prefix on the word: in-/dis-/il-/im-/ir-/un-

    1. ____legal 16. ____capable

    2. ____secure 17. ____able

    3. ____regular 18. ____precise

    4. ____logical 19. ____mature

    5. ____predictable 20. ____patient

    6. ____pleased 21. ____complete

    7. ____sufficient 22. ____belief

    8. ____reparable 23. ____agreement

    9. ____loyal 24. ____affected

    10. ____literate 25. ____pleasant

    11. ____rational 26. ____coherent

    12. ____adequate 27. ____ accurate

    13. ____conventional 28. ____valid

    14. ____professional 29. ____perfect

    15. ____willing 30. ____certain

    Complete the sentences with one of the words above, check the context, should the word be positive or
    negative?

    1. Don’t be so ___________! You have to wait for your turn like everyone else. PATIENCE

    2. I’m afraid there is ___________ money to pay everyone this month. SUFFICE

    3. There was a __________ smell coming from the kitchen that made my mouth water. PLEASE

    4. It was very difficult for the _______________ refugee children to fit in at school. LITERACY

    5. We finally reached a(n) ________________ about what to do with the money. AGREE

    6. I’m afraid that the damage to the car is _______________. REPAIR

    7. Your tickets are ___________ for the VIP area, take a glass of champagne and sit down.
    VALIDATION

    8. He was so drunk that his speech was completely ______________. COHERENCE


    9. Our son is so ___________ compared to the other boys in his class, he never gets in trouble.
    MATURITY

    10. If your ___________ behaviour continues, you’re going to be out of a job. PROFESSIONALISM

    11. I hate that kind of film, the endings are always so __________ you can see it coming a mile off.
    PREDICT

    12. What Donald Trump said about Mexican immigrants was completely _____________ and should
    be corrected at once. ACCURACY

    13. Luckily out area was _____________ by the storm and heavy rain. AFFECT

    14. Your work on the project was _______________ and I expect you to do better next time.
    ADEQUACY

    15. We should sack him immediately, he’s _____________ of arriving on time. CAPABILITY

    16. Calm down, we need to be ____________ and think about it carefully. RATIONALITY

    17. If they are ____________ to lower the price then we should break off negotiations. WILL

    18. When I was a teenager I felt very ____________ about my body, but I’m fine now. SECURITY

    19. The puzzle is still _____________, we’re missing 4 pieces. COMPLETION

    20. Her methods may be _______________, but they’re very effective. CONVENTION

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