Basic Negation — Fill in the Gap, Set 2 (B1)

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Fill in the gap in each sentence with the correct word or phrase.

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His bedroom is always . There are clothes and books all over the floor. (TIDY)

Correct answer: untidy

Add un- to "tidy" to form "untidy" — not neat or organised. Un- is used here because "tidy" is a common everyday adjective (not a Latinate word).

Don't worry about small spelling mistakes. They are . (IMPORTANT)

Correct answer: unimportant

Add un- to "important" to form "unimportant" — not important or significant. Un- is used with "important" (not in-), despite "important" being a Latinate word.

Climbing that mountain in one day is . It normally takes three days. (POSSIBLE)

Correct answer: impossible

Add im- (not in-) before "possible" to form "impossible". Use im- before words beginning with p, b, or m: impossible, imbalance, immature.

Three of her answers were . She scored seven out of ten. (CORRECT)

Correct answer: incorrect

Add in- to "correct" to form "incorrect" — wrong or not accurate. In- is used before most consonants (other than p, b, m) when negating Latinate adjectives.

The application form was . She had not filled in all the required boxes. (COMPLETE)

Correct answer: incomplete

Add in- to "complete" to form "incomplete" — not finished or missing some parts.

The party was very . Everyone wore jeans and trainers. (FORMAL)

Correct answer: informal

Add in- to "formal" to form "informal" — relaxed and casual, not following strict rules. In- before f is standard: informal, independent, infrequent.

He used to play sport every day, but now he is very . He sits at a desk all day. (ACTIVE)

Correct answer: inactive

Add in- to "active" to form "inactive" — not active; doing little physical movement. In- before a vowel is common: inactive, indirect, inaccurate.

Her visits to her grandmother are . She only manages to go twice a year. (FREQUENT)

Correct answer: infrequent

Add in- to "frequent" to form "infrequent" — not happening often; rare.

He left the room suddenly and seemed to . Nobody saw where he went. (APPEAR)

Correct answer: disappear

Add dis- to "appear" to form "disappear" — to stop being visible or to go away. Dis- before a verb often reverses the action: appear → disappear, connect → disconnect.

I spicy food. It always makes my mouth burn. (LIKE)

Correct answer: dislike

Add dis- to "like" to form "dislike" — to not like something. Dis- negates the verb here. Compare: like (positive feeling) → dislike (negative feeling).

He told people he was a doctor, but it was not true. He was being . (HONEST)

Correct answer: dishonest

Add dis- to "honest" to form "dishonest" — not honest; telling lies or deceiving people.

She started to him after he lied to her twice. (TRUST)

Correct answer: distrust

Add dis- to "trust" to form "distrust" — to not trust someone; to be suspicious of them. "Mistrust" is also correct and is listed as an alternative.

Failure should not you. Learn from your mistakes and try again. (COURAGE)

Correct answer: discourage

Add dis- to "courage" to form "discourage" — to make someone feel less confident or less willing to do something. The opposite is "encourage".

The soldier refused to follow the order. He decided to the command. (OBEY)

Correct answer: disobey

Add dis- to "obey" to form "disobey" — to refuse to follow a rule or instruction.

The tight shoes caused her great . She could barely walk. (COMFORT)

Correct answer: discomfort

Add dis- to "comfort" to form "discomfort" — a feeling of physical or emotional unease. Here "discomfort" is a noun (the -ment suffix is NOT added because "comfort" is already a noun).

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