Cover of the textbook Focus 4 (2nd edition) - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 6

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 8.7 - Use of English for the textbook Focus 4 (2nd edition) - Student's Book with authors Sue Kay, Vaughan Jones and Daniel Brawshaw from Pearson Education

Question

Match the words in the box with the correct prefixes to make twelve new words. What spelling rules can you work out for il-, im- and ir-?

Answer

  1. dis-approve , believe
  2. il-legal , literate
  3. im-mature , probable
  4. in-adequate , capable
  5. ir-relevant , responsible
  6. un-aware , safe

Spelling rule:

  • il- before words beginning with ‘l’
  • im- before words beginning with ‘p’ or ‘m’
  • ir- before words beginning with ‘r’

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