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Here is some more practice at using the prefixes
in-, il-, im- and ir-


Remember, you use:
il- if the base word starts with l. For example not legal = illegal
im- if the base word starts with m or p.
       For example not mobile = immobile, not proper = improper
ir- if the base word starts with r. For example not relevant = irrelevant
in- if the base word starts with any letter other than l, m, p, or r. For example not adequate = inadequate
See if you can choose the correct words in the following. Click on the button alongside a word to see if you're right.

1. not literate
    inliterate     illiterate     irliterate

2. not effective
    imeffective     ireffective     ineffective

3. not perfect
    inperfect     imperfect     ilperfect

4. not reversible.
    inreversible     irreversible     imreversible

5. not legible
    inlegible     imlegible     illegible

6. not eligible
    ileligible     ireligible     ineligible

7. not relevant
    irrelevant     inrelevant     imrelevant

8. not possible
    inpossible     ilpossible     impossible

9. not responsible
    irresponsible     inresponsible     imresponsible

10. not mature
    inmature     immature     ilmature

11. not sufficient
    imsufficient     insufficient     irsufficient

12. not logical
    illogical     imlogical     inlogical
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