Theory / Grammar Flashcards
Prefixes with meaning NOT
Un -
Unfriendly
Unhappy
Unable
Unemployed
Untidy
Prefixes with meaning NOT
Im -
Used before some words beginning with M or P
Impolite
Impatient
Impossible
Prefixes with meaning NOT
IL
IR - used only before words beggining with R
Dis - used before some adjectives
In
Illegal / illegible
Irresponsible / irregular
Dislike / disagree / dishonest
Invisible
The suffix “ful” often means “full of” something -
Helpful / careful / thoughtful / painful / useful
The suffix “less” means “without” something :
Careless / painless / harmless / useless / homeless / jobless / thoughtless
YET
- until now : yet shows that the speaker is expecting something to happen, use yet only in question or negative sentences:
Has it stopped raining yet ?
I have written the letter, but i havent sent it yet.