Vocabulary Worksheets
Fundamentals of English Grammar, 3rd Third Edition
Chapter 7: Modal Auxiliaries
Worksheet 8. Create opposites
In the blank space, write the opposite of the word in bold in the preceding sentence.
Try to guess the correct prefix. Choose one of these prefixes to begin the word: dis- ,
in- , and un-.
1. Good teachers encourage their students. Bad teachers
_________discourage________ them.
2. I want to be healthy. I don’t want to be
__________________________.
3. Good, clean air is desirable, but bad, dirty air is
_______________________________.
4. Sue’s office is organized, but mine is not. My office
was once organized, but now it is
_______________________________.
5. The town is usually accessible by a mountain road.
After a big storm washed away the road, the town was
_______________________________.
5. John Chu is related to Harry Chu, but they are both
_______________________________ to Sophie Chu.
7. My lifestyle is very active, but Jane’s isn’t. In fact, she is very
____________________________.
8. Healthy people have the ability to walk around. Sam
doesn’t have this ability. In fact, he has a chronic disease and
uses a wheelchair. He has a serious
_____________________________________.
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