Un-, Dis-, Im-, Ir-, In-: The Opposite Word Challenge
A whole-class quiz on character words and their negative prefixes. Teens practise noun, verb, adjective and adverb forms, from ambition to sensitivity.
A free Millionaire Quiz for Teens at CEFR B2 level. Topic: Un-.
Questions
- Maya dreams of becoming a surgeon, so she studies every evening and never misses a class. Her teacher says she is a very ___ student. — A) ambitious B) ambition C) ambitiousness D) ambitiously
- On his first day at the new school nobody spoke to Leo, so Sara decided that she would try to ___ him at lunch. — A) friendliness B) friendly C) befriend D) unfriendly
- Honestly, I was shocked when I found out he had lied. Which word means 'not honest'? — A) dishonest B) inhonest C) imhonest D) unhonest
- Everyone agreed that her ___ towards the new students, who felt nervous and lost, made them feel welcome. — A) kindness B) kind C) kindly D) unkind
- After waiting in the queue for over an hour, the customers became ___ and started complaining loudly to the manager. — A) inpatient B) impatient C) unpatient D) dispatient
- The receptionist reported that the visitor had spoken to her very ___, interrupting her and refusing to say thank you. — A) impolite B) politely C) unpolitely D) impolitely
- Which sentence uses the correct negative form of 'responsible'? — A) It was inresponsible of him to leave the gate open. B) It was irresponsible of him to leave the gate open. C) It was unresponsible of him to leave the gate open. D) It was disresponsible of him to leave the gate open.
- When Tom joked about Ana's grandmother, who had died only a week earlier, his classmates said he had shown no sensitivity and was being ___. — A) dissensitive B) insensitive C) unsensitive D) sensitively
- Your friend wrote four words with negative prefixes in her essay. Which one is NOT a real English word? — A) unpatient B) impolite C) irresponsible D) unambitious
- Why do we say 'impatient' and 'impolite' but 'insensitive' and 'indirect'? — A) Im- is usually used before words describing feelings. B) Im- is usually used in formal English, and in- in informal English. C) Im- is usually used before words starting with p, b or m. D) Im- is usually used before…
Printable worksheet
This Millionaire Quiz comes with a free printable worksheet: 2 parts for students to do after the game, and an answer key for the teacher. It prints at three levels (Support, Core and Challenge); this is the Challenge sheet. Sign in free to print the whole sheet.
What's on the worksheet
- Answer from memory · No options this time. Write the answer.
- Write your own question · Write a new question about un-, with one right answer and three wrong ones.
Part 1: Answer from memory
No options this time. Write the answer.
- Maya dreams of becoming a surgeon, so she studies every evening and never misses a class. Her teacher says she is a very ___ student.
- On his first day at the new school nobody spoke to Leo, so Sara decided that she would try to ___ him at lunch.
- Honestly, I was shocked when I found out he had lied. Which word means 'not honest'?