Miscellaneous
IF or WHEN?
_____ I don’t see you tomorrow, I will phone you.
If I don’t see you tomorrow, I will phone you.
Read, translate and use in a sentence.
curse
course
I banged my head against the ceiling and cursed.
I'm not sure what courses to sign up for next year.
Which negative prefix works with all of these words?
happy lucky
helpful likely
believable stable
unhappy unlucky
unhelpful unlikely
unbelievable unstable
Explain the difference in meaning and use in a sentence.
explicable
explainable
His behaviour is explicable in the light of his recent illness.
Conservatives treat such discrepancies as either insignificant or readily explainable.
Please make sure to arrive _____ time for your appointment.
Please make sure to arrive ON time for your appointment.
IF or WHEN?
John is still at school. _____ he leaves, he wants to go to university.
John is still at school. When he leaves, he wants to go to university.
Translate and use in a sentence.
"to flatten the curve"
We all tried to flatten the curve during the pandemic by using preventative measures.
Which negative prefix works with all of these words?
correct formal
effective capable
accurate appropriate
incorrect informal
ineffective incapable
inaccurate inappropriate
Explain the difference in meaning and use in a sentence.
unabridged
abridged
The downloadable, unabridged audio version of the book runs nine hours and costs $27.99, a bargain compared with the video, which is only 23 minutes and costs $9.99.
This is an abridged version of her new novel "The Queen and I".
The button fell ____ the shirt.
The button fell OFF the shirt.
Transform into reported speech.
He said, "I had already eaten."
He said, "I went to New York last week."
He said (that) he had already eaten.
He said he had gone to New York the week before.
Translate and use in a sentence.
(to) vent
The meeting will be an opportunity for everyone to give vent to their feelings.
Which negative prefix works with all of these adjectives?
probable patient
polite possible
perfect
improbable impatient
impolite impossible
imperfect
Make an adjective:
courage
courageous
They arrived ____ last. We had waited ____ over an hour.
They arrived AT last. We had waited FOR over an hour.
Apply negative inversion:
The bridge collapsed as soon as we managed to get across. (No sooner ...)
No sooner had we managed to get across than the bridge collapsed.
Translate and use in a sentence.
(to) thrive
(to) endorse
These animals rarely thrive in captivity.
The National Executive is expected to endorse these recommendations.
Which negative prefix works with all of these adjectives?
legal
legible
logical
illegal
illegible
illogical
Make plurals and contrast the pronunciation.
analysis
thesis
analysis -> analyses
This is a clear exception ____ the rule.
This is a clear exception TO the rule.
Apply negative inversion:
You are not going to get me to eat that! (No way ... !)
No way are you going to get me to eat that!
Translate and use adjectives in a sentence.
mind-blowing
palpable
Watching your baby being born is a mind-blowing experience.
The tension in the room was almost palpable.
Which negative suffix creates adjectives?
end care
help harm
endless careless
helpless harmless
Give the opposite of these words using affixation.
belief capable
agreement polite
disbelief incapable
disagreement impolite
I picked up the laptop and ____ my surprise it fell apart ____ my hands.
I picked up the laptop and TO my surprise it fell apart IN my hands.