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Negative PrefixesThe prefixes -in, -un, -im, and -non all have a negative meaning. Can you guess which prefix goes with each word below? Click on the word to see if you guessed correctly. Hit the Tab key after you type your answer.
safeunsafe fiction nonfictionsmoking nonsmokingaware unaware
Click the negative words in the table so that the prefixes are not visible. Then use the negative form of the words in the table to complete the following sentences. Context clues should help you determine the correct word choice.
1. Even though winning the lotto is highly , Marcus plays every week.
2. Paula is with the film, "As Good As It Gets." She's never seen it.
3. If you are applying for a job, don't use English in your letter of inquiry or in any correspondence or e-mails you send to the company.
4. Recently pubs taverns/bars and restaurants in Ireland became establishments. The change especially affects pub patrons who were used to smoking nonstop as they sipped their pints glasses of beer .
5. When Jack was rude to the teacher, she called his parents to discuss his behavior.
6. Talking on a cell phone while driving is at any speed.
7. The sixth graders were looking forward to a real adventure when the class took a field trip to the Alviso sloughThe Alviso Slough is the end of the San Francisco Bay. It consists of a muddy marsh with lots of reeds and wildlife. . Unfortunately, it turned out to be a most excursion trip .
8. The earthquake was so mild that most people were of it. No damage was reported.
9. All school children need to be liked and accepted by their peerskids of the same age . No one wants to be .
10. Maria prefers to read works such as biographies and memoirs of famous people.
11. Lisa wore jeans to a formal dance. Her friends all wondered why she had worn such attire clothing .
