World-building pg 31

Negative prefixes

7. Find the negative form of adjectives -5 in the text on page 30.

secure paragraph C: insecure
satisfied paragraph C: dissatisfied
realistic paragraph C: unrealistic
correct paragraph D: incorrect
logical paragraph E: illogical

8. Match the prefixes with the adjectives. Which prefixes are the most and the least common?

Reliable, sociable, stable, kind, sympathetic, friendly, fair. Un-
Decisive, dependent, sensitive, sincere, tolerant. In-
Moral, polite, patient, practical. Im-
Rational, regular, responsible. –ir-
Trustful, honest. Dis-
Legal. Il-

9. Complete the definitions with words from ex.8.

Someone who doesn’t enjoy meeting people is unsociable.
Someone who can’t make decisions easily is indecisive.
Someone who doesn’t need mush help from other people is independent.
Someone who doesn’t like waiting for things is impatient.
Something which is against the law is illegal.
Someone who doesn’t tell the truth is dishonest
Someone who never says please and thank you is impolite.

10. Write five sentences about people who you know. Use the adjectives from ex.9.


My mother is very unsociable-she never wants to meet her friends.

My brother is very independent-he always wants go shopping alone.

My neighbor unsympathetic- he never says hello.

My father is very indecisive- he never knows what to wear.

My teacher is illegal- she always have a surprise exams.

IRREGULAR VERBS
Be- was/were/ been Ser/estar
Bear/ bore/ borne soportar
Beat/ beat/ beaten golpear, latir, batir,
Become/ became/ become convertir-se
Begin/ began/ begun comenzar
Bend/bent/bent doblar, torcer
Bet/bet/bet apostar
Bite/ bit/ bitten morder
Bleed/ bled/ bled sangrar
Blow/ blew/ blown bufar
Break/ broke/ broken romper
Bring/ brought/ brought llevar
Build/ built/ built construir
Burn/ burned/ burnt- burned, burnt quemar
Buy/ bought-/ bought comprar
Catch/ caught/ caught coger
Choose/ chose/ chosen escoger
Come/ came/ come venir
Cost/ cost/ cost costar
cut/ cut/ cut cortar
Dig/ dug/ dug cavar
Do/ did/ done Hacer
draw / drew /drawn Dibujar
Dream/ dreamed, dreamt / dreamed, dreamt soñar
Drink/ drank /drunk beber
Drive/ drove/ driven conducir
Eat/ ate/- eaten Comer
Fall/Fell / fallen caer
feed / fed / fed alimentar
Feel/ felt /felt sentir
Fight/ fought/ fought luchar
Find/ found / found encontrar
Fly/ flew /flown volar
Forbid / forbade / forbidden= prohibir
Forget / forgot / forgotten= olvidar
Forgive / forgave / forgiven= perdonar
Freeze / froze / frozen= congelar
Get / got / got= conseguir
Give / gave / given= dar
Go / went / gone-been= ir
Grow / grew / grown= crecer
Hang / hung / hung= colgar
Have / had / had= tener
Hear / heard /heard= escuchar
Hit / hit / hit= pegar, golpear
Hold / held / held= sostener
Hurt / hurt / hurt= herir
Keep / kept / kept= guarder
Know / knew / known= saber-conocer
Lead / led / led= dirigir
Learn/ learnt-learned / learnt-learned= aprender
Leave / left /left= marcharse
Lend / lent / lent= prestar
Let / let / let= permitir
Lie / lay / lain= tumbarse, estirarse
Light / lit / lit=encender
Lose / lost / lost= perder
Make / made / made=hacer
Mean / meant / meant= significar
Meet / met / met= quedar con alguien- conocer a alguien
Pay / paid / paid= pagar
Put / put / put= poner
Read / read / read= leer
Ride / rode/ ridden= montar
Ring / rang / rung= llamar por teléfono
Rise / rose / risen= elevar- alcanzar
Run Ran Run Correr
Say Said Said Decir
See Saw Seen Ver
Sell Sold Sold Vender
Send Sent Sent Enviar
Shake Shook Shaken Sacudir
Shine Shone Shone Brillar
Shoot Shot Shot Disparar
Show Showed Shown Mostrar
Shut Shut Shut Cerrar
Sing Sang Sung Cantar
Sink Sank Sunk Hundir
Sit Sat Sat Sentarse
Sleep Slept Slept Dormir
Smell Smelt Smelt Oler
Speak Spoke Spoken Hablar
Speed Sped Sped Acelerar
Spell Spelt Spelt Deletrear
Spend Spent Spent Gastar
Spill Spilt / Spilled Spilt / Spilled Derramar
Spin Spun Spun Hilar
Split Split Split Hender / partir / rajar
Spoil Spoilt / Spoiled Spoilt / Spoiled Estropear
Spread Spread Spread extender, huntar
Spring Sprang Sprung Saltar/surgir, saltar
Stand Stood Stood Soportar
Steal Stole Stolen Robar
Stick Stuck Stuck Enganchar, pegar
Sting Stung Stung Picar (un insecto)
Sweep Swept Swept Barrer
Swim Swam Swum Nadar
Swing Swung Swung Columpiarse
Take Took Taken Tomar
Teach Taught Taught Enseñar
Tear Tore Torn Romper, rasgar
Tell Told Told Decir
Think Thought Thought Pensar
Throw Threw Thrown Tirar
Understand Understood Understood Entender
Wake Woke Woken Despertar
Wear Wore Worn Llevar puesto
Win Won Won Ganar
Write Wrote Written Escribir