Prefixes Exercises PDFSet 2: Advanced Negative Prefixes: in-/im-/il-/ir-, mis-, non-
20 questions·14 min·Answers included·Explanations included
Preview: Questions
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
1.It is ___ to drive without a licence in most countries.
a) unlegalb) illegalc) dislegald) mislegal
2.She always ___ her keys and then spends ages looking for them.
a) displacesb) unplacesc) implacesd) misplaces
3.The task seemed ___ at first, but we managed to finish it.
a) impossibleb) unpossiblec) dispossibled) mispossible
4.This is a ___ flight from London to New York — no stops along the way.
a) unstopb) disstopc) misstopd) non-stop
5.His handwriting is so bad that it is almost ___.
a) unlegibleb) dislegiblec) illegibled) inlegible
... and 15 more questions in the PDF
Preview: Answers
1.illegal
2.misplaces
3.impossible
4.non-stop
5.illegible
... and 15 more answers in the PDF
Preview: Explanations
1."illegal"(b)
The adjective 'legal' takes the prefix il- (a variant of in- used before the letter l) to form its opposite: illegal.
2."misplaces"(d)
The verb 'place' takes mis- to form 'misplace', meaning to put something in the wrong place and then be unable to find it. 'Displace' means to force something out of its position — a different meaning.
3."impossible"(a)
The adjective 'possible' takes the prefix im- (a variant of in- used before p, b, and m) to form its opposite: impossible.
4."non-stop"(d)
The prefix non- is added to 'stop' to form 'non-stop', meaning continuous without any breaks. Non- is often hyphenated.
5."illegible"(c)
The adjective 'legible' (= readable) takes il- (variant of in- before l) to form 'illegible' (= impossible to read).
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