Antonym Prefixes
"Un-" is the most common negative prefix: unhappy, unusual, unwilling, unknown, unclear. "Dis-" often negates verbs and some adjectives: disagree, disappear, dishonest, disrespect, disorder. "In-" is mostly used with adjectives of Latin origin: inaccurate, incorrect, incomplete, invisible, inefficient. There is overlap — and some words accept only one prefix (no rule covers all cases).
"Un-" is the most common negative prefix: unhappy, unusual, unwilling, unknown, unclear. "Dis-" often negates verbs and some adjectives: disagree, disappear, dishonest, disrespect, disorder. "In-" is mostly used with adjectives of Latin origin: inaccurate, incorrect, incomplete, invisible, inefficient. There is overlap — and some words accept only one prefix (no rule covers all cases).
Practice
The instructions were completely ___ — nobody knew what to do.
Sheagreed with the committee's decision.
Put the words in the correct order: