Negative Prefixes: Multiple Choice
B1 Level
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The bus service here is so blank that I usually cycle to work instead.
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Choose the word with the right negative prefix to complete each sentence. Your first choice counts.
The bus service here is so _____ that I usually cycle to work instead.
Mum and I _____ about almost every TV programme, so we usually watch different things.
It's _____ to sleep with all that noise coming from next door.
Sorry the kitchen's so _____. I haven't had time to wash up or put anything away.
The hotel was clean, friendly and fairly _____, so we've booked it again for next year.
Ana felt _____ to her old team when she joined their biggest rivals.
The only _____ of our new flat is that it's a long way from the station.
My dad works _____ hours, so sometimes he starts at six in the morning and sometimes at night.
I can't _____ the front door. Are you sure this is the right key?
My Spanish is still _____, but I can order food and ask for directions.
In the UK, it's _____ to sell cigarettes to anyone under 18.
Her first job at the radio station was _____, so she still had to live with her parents.
My fingers are too cold to _____ this knot. Can you try?
This paint is _____ until you shine a special light on it.
Players who _____ the referee can be sent off.
Stop being so _____! You're fifteen, not five.
Spending all your wages on the first day of the month is a bit _____.
We're sorry for any _____ while the lift is being repaired.
It's _____ to check your phone while someone is talking to you.
We were really _____ with the weather. It rained every day of our holiday.
Grammar review
Each word has its own negative prefix, so learn the pair together: kind → unkind, connect → disconnect. Im-, il- and ir- are spellings of in- before b, m, p, l and r (imbalance, illogical, irrational). But that spelling rule doesn't choose the prefix: we say unpleasant and unreal.
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