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Language Features
A prefix can be used to change a word to mean its opposite, e.g. unmanned.
This is a Ready-Ed Publications' book preview. 1. Add one of the following prefixes: un, in, im, dis, il, or ir to each word below to create its opposite. touched____________________________
regular_____________________________
experienced ________________________
possible ____________________________
appearance _________________________
visible _____________________________
logical _____________________________
likely ______________________________
delivered ___________________________
solved _____________________________
2. Locate the words below in the text Ghost Ship then write their meanings. Remember that sometimes a word can have different meanings. a. brigantine ______________________________________________________________ b. cargo __________________________________________________________________ c. chronometer ____________________________________________________________ d. sextant ________________________________________________________________ e. lifeboat ________________________________________________________________ f. log ____________________________________________________________________ g. abandoned _____________________________________________________________ h. hold ___________________________________________________________________ i. theory _________________________________________________________________ j. mystery ________________________________________________________________ In order to make a singular word plural, you usually add an ‘s’, e.g. ship becomes ships. With words ending in ‘y’, when there is a consonant before the ‘y’, change the ‘y’ to ‘i’ and add ’es’, e.g. story becomes stories. 3. Make the words below plural.
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discovery__________________________
spy _______________________________
mystery ___________________________
bully _____________________________
entry _____________________________
pony _____________________________