First_Certificate_Organiser

3.2

Word

Formation:

Adiectives

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; . . . . .

.

.

..

. .

As in the you must you must

	previous exercise, you must first			forman adjective		from the words given. Next,
					by using dis-, il-, im-,		-, or -1~s.Finally,
	form the opposite of the adjective						non	.Use each form
	complete each	sentence by	using a suitable negativeadiective

once

only.

ADJECTIVE

alcohol harm honesty logic

obey

OPPOSITE

ADJECTIVE

organise pain' patience

tact violence

OPPOSITE

1.

2.

My dog

He's so

won't hurt you. He's quite

that he'd

.

even steal from his own mother!

3.

The

operation will be quite

You

won't

feel

a

thing.

4.	The show was so

that

nobody

knew

who

was

coming

·on

next.

5.

We're in favour

of

some form

of

protest,

such

as occupying a

b.uilding• r

6.

That

was a rather

remark

you

made

about

him losing all his hair!

7.	I always	drink something
8.	It isn't surprising		if some children	are
	discipline at home.

if

I'm driving.

in

class

if

there's

·so

little

9.

His

reasoning

is

totally

..

:".

I

can't

follow

it

at

all.

10.

Don't

be so

!

I'm sure they'll be here soon!

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3.4

Word

Formation

-

Prefixes

.

	Put one of the	following prefixes dis, en,
	below to form verbs. Next,		use the verbs
				form.
	each ver~ once only in its correct

mis you

or un have

in front formed

of to

each of the words		in the list
complete the	sentences. Use

..........appear ..........approve ..........behave

••••••••••inform

••••.•.•..lorge

.......•..Ioad

••••.••••.Iock

··········iudge •..•..•...obey

•••••••.••sure
..........	understand
••••••••••	wrap

1.

2.

3.

I'm afraid ~ou've
been
By	the
The porter

We never give	discounts.	-
photo we were able to read the words on the note.
the door and let me in.

4.

If those children

once more,

they'll

go

straight

to

bed!

5.	Unfortunately,	my father
6.	The lTIOney can't just have

of

!

my new girlfriend		.
Somebody has	stolen it!

7..

After they've of tea.

the furniture from

the lorry,

I'll make them a

nice

cup ~~

8.	I spoke very slowly and clearly so that nobody	would
	saying.
9.	The soldier was put in prison for a wee~ for

what I was

! ••••••

orders.

10. We all gathered round

to

watch as

she

the parcel.

11.

I

the

width

of

the

stream

and

fell

into

the

water.

12.

Yau must always working on it.

~

that

the

car's

brakes

are

on

properly

before

you

start

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