Give the opposite of the words below by adding 'un' or 'im'.
happy _______ important _
polite _ perfect _
seen _ healthy _
proper _ safe _
lucky _ patient _
possible _ pure _______

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happy unhappy important unimportant

polite impolite perfect imperfect

seen unseen healthy unhealthy

proper improper safe unsafe

lucky unlucky patient impatient

possible impossible pure impure

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Study the words in the first column and see the changes in them in the second column. The words in Column II are the opposites of the words in Column I.

I	II
important	unimportant
patient	impatient
pleasure	displeasure

Now write the opposites of the following using un-, im-, dis.

(i) believe	___________________
(ii) shaved	___________________
(iii) perfect	___________________
(iv) satisfy	___________________
(v) polite	___________________
(vi) respect	___________________
(vii) pure	___________________
(viii) expected	___________________
(ix) obedient	___________________

1. Match the phrases in Column A with their meanings in Column B.

	A		B
(i)	broke out	(a)	an attitude of kindness, a readiness to give freely
(ii)	in accordance with	(b)	was not able to tolerate
(iii)	a helping hand	(c)	began suddenly in a violent way
(iv)	could not stomach	(d)	assistance
(v)	generosity of spirit	(e)	persons with power to make decisions
(vi)	figures of authority	(f)	according to a particular rule, principle, or system

2. Study the words in italics in the sentences below. They are formed by prefixing un – or in – to their antonyms (words opposite in meaning).

• I was a short boy with rather undistinguished looks. (un + distinguished)

• My austere father used to avoid all inessential comforts.(in + essential)

• The area was completely unaffected by the war.(un + affected)

• He should not spread the poison of social inequality and communal intolerance. (in + equality, in + tolerance)

Now form the opposites of the words below by prefixing un- or in-. The prefix in- can also have the forms il-, ir-, or im- (for example: illiterate –il + literate, impractical –im + practical, irrational – ir + rational). You may consult a dictionary if you wish.

_____adequate	_____acceptable	_____regular	_____tolerant
_____demanding	_____active	_____true	_____permanent
_____patriotic	_____disputed	_____accessible	_____coherent
_____logical	_____legal	_____responsible	_____possible

Q. Give another word for the ones given below with similar meanings and make sentences. Now write the opposites of these describing words and make sentences with them –

	Opposite	Sentence
lovely	_____________	_________________________
talking	_____________	_________________________
listening	_____________	_________________________
see	_____________	_________________________
centre	_____________	_________________________

We add ‘un’ to make opposites.

For example, true — untrue.

Add ‘un’− to the words below to make their opposites. Then look up the meanings of the words you have formed in the dictionary.

l.	identified ___________________	6.	educated ___________________
2.	controlled ___________________	7.	interesting ___________________
3.	attended ___________________	8.	qualified ___________________
4.	successful ___________________	9.	trained ___________________
5.	important ___________________	10.	answerable ___________________

Fill in the blanks by adding un-, im- or dis- to the words given in the box.

tidy	patient	kind	like
able	appear	possible

(i) The teacher got upset with Rani because her work was _________________.

(ii) The dog was_________________ to climb the tree to chase the cat.

(iii) I _________________hot milk, I like it cold.

(iv) It is _________________ to cross the road during peak traffic hours.

(v) The magician waved his magic wand and made the rabbit _________________.

(vi) The passengers became_________________when the train was late again.

(vii) It is very_________________to make fun of another person’s weaknesses.

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happy	_____________	important	_____________
polite	_____________	perfect	_____________
seen	_____________	healthy	_____________
proper	_____________	safe	_____________
lucky	_____________	patient	_____________
possible	_____________	pure	_____________

happy	unhappy	important	unimportant
polite	impolite	perfect	imperfect
seen	unseen	healthy	unhealthy
proper	improper	safe	unsafe
lucky	unlucky	patient	impatient
possible	impossible	pure	impure

Give the opposite of the words below by adding 'un' or 'im'.happy_____________important_____________polite_____________perfect_____________seen_____________healthy_____________proper_____________safe_____________lucky_____________patient_____________possible_____________pure_____________

happy unhappy important unimportant polite impolite perfect imperfect seen unseen healthy unhealthy proper improper safe unsafe lucky unlucky patient impatient possible impossible pure impure

Give the opposite of the words below by adding 'un' or 'im'.
happy _______ important _
polite _ perfect _
seen _ healthy _
proper _ safe _
lucky _ patient _
possible _ pure _______

happy unhappy important unimportant

polite impolite perfect imperfect

seen unseen healthy unhealthy

proper improper safe unsafe

lucky unlucky patient impatient

possible impossible pure impure