8 - Use of English
Exercise
6
Match the words below with the correct prefixes to make twelve new words. What spelling rules can you work out for il-, im- and ir-?
Solution
- dis-: disapprove, disbelief
- il-: illegal, illiterate
- im-: immature, impossible
- in-: inadequate, incapable
- ir-: irrelevant, irresponsible
- un-: unaware, unsafe