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mobile patient perfect honest proper
qualified rational mortal pure
regular fair curable satisfied responsible married
welcome limited logical mature
Complete these sentences with a word from the grid.
1. We can't accept the terms of the contract. They are completely ______________.
2. Sally has so much work to do. It's _________________to expect her to do all the housework while her sisters don't lift a finger to help.
3. He's always in a hurry and gets ____________________ with anyone who works slowly.
4. It's ___________________ to serve alcohol to people under sixteen. If you do it, you'll be breaking the law.
5. This Internet account provides you with ______________e-mail addresses; you can have as many as you like.
6. I've never seen such a group of _______________ little children. They never do anything I tell them to.
7. I wish she would grow up and stop being so ________________. She's an adult, not a child.
8. Their plans are still _______________ - they're not sure whether to stay in London or get a job abroad.
9. She's been _________________ since the accident two days ago and isn't aware of what has happened.
10. I've never come across a _________________ policeman, although there are always stories in the papers telling us that the police can't be trusted.
11. It was __________________ of her to leave the two children at home while she went on holiday. She often does senseless things like that.
Fill in the table with the given adjectives bearing in mind the proper prefix.
1 Old people are like children they are dependent on others for care. However teenagers are usually very ________________ and like to make their own decisions.
2 My teacher has the worst writing. I can never read anything he writes on the blackboard because it is so _______________ and almost _______________ to read.
3 My sister is only 20 but she acts much younger. She is very ________________.
4 My parents bought a new sofa for the living room but my brother and I hate it because it is so ________________. If you sit on it for too long it gives you a back ache.
5 Teenagers now are so ____________ towards older people. They don’t listen to their parents and behave so rudely.
6 I eat a lot of vegetables and fruit, but there are just some vegetables and fruits that I totally ________________ and never eat.
7 I went to the hospital yesterday and waited to have an x-ray for 1 hour. By the end I was so ________________ that I felt like leaving.
8 The other day our Math teacher became so angry at our behaviour. She said we were very disrespectful and our behaviour was ________________. She said she was going to call our parent and talk to them about our ________________ behaviour.
9 Yesterday I forgot to do my homework and then when my teacher asked for my homework diary, so she could write a note in it for my parents, I realised I had forgotten that too. She started screaming that I was the most ________________ student she had ever taught.
10 My brother is so ________________ that he can’t find anything in his room. The floor is completely covered with his dirty clothes making his carpet almost ________________.
11 I like wearing jeans and t-shirts. My style is very ________________ unless I’m going somewhere like a wedding or party.
12 I usually don’t do very well in my English exams. I can never remember the ________________ verbs in the past simple tense. I always lose points because of it. And I usually read the questions too quickly and sometimes _______________ the instructions.
Make the negative adjectives and complete the sentences.
RESPECTFUL • POSSIBLE • LIKE • APPROPRIATE • APPROVE • DEPENDENT• LEGIBLE • FORMAL • MATURE • VISIBLE • PATIENT • REGULAR • RESPONSIBLE • READ • BEHAVE • ACCEPTABLE • COMFORTABLE • HAPPY • RELIABLE • RECOGNISABLE • TIDY • USUAL
Put the proper negative prefixes (-DIS, -IL, -IM, -IR, -UN) to the beginning of the adjectives!
1. LEGAL: John was arrested because of his ____________ deeds.
2. POSSIBLE: It was quite _________________ for us to drive all the way from Paris to Madrid in one day.
3. SUCCESSFUL: He made an ________________ attempt to climb the highest mountain in the range.
4. RESPONSIBLE: To take the boat out with four children under the age of ten and with no life jackets on board was quite ________________ of him.
5. APPROPRIATE: The dress she was wearing was quite _________________ for the occasion.
6. POLITE: It was very ________________ of him to insult his mother in front of his aunt.
7. EDUCATED: Because of the ___________ people, our country is not developing properly.
8. HONEST: As a politician he was __________________ and it was not long before nobody trusted him.
9. PERFECT: The goods were ______________ and had to be returned to the store we bought them from.
10. CONTENTED: She was __________________ with her life and decided that things had to change.
11. FERTILE: Our land is so ____________ that even a tree does not grow.
12. RATIONAL: His _____________ ____ questions annoyed his teacher.
irregular
irrational
irresponsible
inadequate
inacceptable
inaccurate
incompetent
incomplete
incorrect
incurable
illegal
illogical
immoralimpersonal
improper
immobile
immortal
impossible
impatient
imperfect
impure
immature
unattractive
unavoidable
unbelievable
uncertain
uncomfortable
unconscious
unconvincing
unfashionable
unqualified
unfair
unsatisfied
unmarried
unwelcome
unlimited
disagreeable
disobedient
dishonest
disqualified
dissatisfied
1. We can't accept the terms of the contract. They are completely INACCEPTABLE.
2. Sally has so much work to do. It's UNFAIR to expect her to do all the housework while her sisters don't lift a finger to help.
3. He's always in a hurry and gets IMPATIENT with anyone who works slowly.
4. It's ILLEGAL to serve alcohol to people under sixteen. If you do it, you'll be breaking the law.
5. This Internet account provides you with UNLIMITED e-mail addresses; you can have as many as you like.
6. I've never seen such a group of DISOBIDIENT little children. They never do anything I tell them to.
7. I wish she would grow up and stop being so IMMATURE. She's an adult, not a child.
8. Their plans are still UNCERTAIN - they're not sure whether to stay in London or get a job abroad.
9. She's been UNCONSCIOUS since the accident two days ago and isn't aware of what has happened.
10. I've never come across a DISHONEST policeman, although there are always stories in the papers telling us that the police can't be trusted.
11. It was IRRESPONSIBLE...
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