OPPOSITES 1; PREFIXES CHECK YOUR ENGLISH FOR MEDICINE

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OPPOSITES 1; PREFIXES

Exercise 1

English often uses prefixes to create opposites. There are several different prefixes that are used. Choose the right prefix for each of the adjectives below and write them into the table. The first one has been done for you:

active        adequate      coherent      compatible     complete      conscious        controllable      dependent      digested    direct      fertile    fit      healthy      hygienic     legal      movable      operable      palpable      pure      qualified      reducible      regular      sanitary       soluble      stable      well

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1.	1. 2. 3.	1. inactive 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.	1. 2.	1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Exercise 2

Use ten of the adjectives in the table to complete these sentences. The first one has been done for you as an example.

1	He was found ____unconscious____ in the street.
2	He felt ________________ and had to go home.
3	The serum makes the poison ________________.
4	The children have a very _______________ diet.
5	The nurse noted that the patient had developed an ________________ pulse.
6	She used to play a lot of tennis, but she became ________________ in the winter.
7	The surgeon decided that the cancer was ________________.
8	Cholera spread rapidly because of the ________________ conditions in the town.
9	The patient was showing signs of an ________________ mental condition.
10	She has an ________________ desire to drink alcohol.

Extension. Work with a partner and test each other. One partner closes the book, while the other asks questions such as "What's the opposite of conscious?".

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