il 	legible 	signature 	
im 	patient 	customer 	
un 	usual 	colour 	
ir 	resistible 	dessert 	
il 	logical 	argument 	
il 	legal 	photocopying 	
in 	decisive 	boss 	
un 	adventurous 	choice of dish	
il 	literate 	peasant 	
ir 	replaceable 	antique vase 	
im 	mature 	behaviour 	
ir 	relevant 	point 	

Adjective prefixes - examples in context	

This signature is __________________________. I’ve no idea whose it is.

I used to think I was ________________________ but now I’m not so sure!

Try not to be so ____________________________, Tarquin. You’ll get your dinner when it’s ready so there’s no point in making a fuss.

You’re so ___________________________, Gordon! You only ever want to go to the same restaurant and eat the same food. Why don’t we try something new for a change before I die of boredom?

The soup was good and the vegetables were nice and fresh, but the fish was really rather ________________________ - it didn’t taste of anything much.

What an ___________________________ dress, Dora dear! Where on earth did you get it? I don’t think I’ve ever seen a ball gown in plastic leopard skin before.

The desserts were quite ________________________________ . I had three helpings of the tiramisu and two pieces of the gateaux .

Do be careful with that vase! It’s the only one remaining of four made especially for the Emperor Maximilian, so it’s quite _______________________ .

My great uncle was an _________________ peasant who only taught himself to read and write at the age of 25 - quite an achievement.

Elspeth is the most hopeless person I’ve ever met - quite _________________________ of doing anything right.

Adjective prefixes - examples in context - answers	

This signature is illegible. I’ve no idea whose it is.

I used to think I was indecisive but now I’m not so sure!

Try not to be so impatient Tarquin. You’ll get your dinner when it’s ready so there’s no point in making a fuss.

You’re so unadventurous, Gordon! You only ever want to go to the same restaurant and eat the same food. Why don’t we try something new for a change before I die of boredom?

The soup was good and the vegetables were nice and fresh, but the fish was really rather uninteresting - it didn’t taste of anything much.

What an unusual dress, Dora dear! Where on earth did you get it? I don’t think I’ve ever seen a ball gown in plastic leopard skin before.

The desserts were quite irresistible. I had three helpings of the tiramisu and two pieces of the gateaux .

Do be careful with that vase! It’s the only one remaining of four made especially for the Emperor Maximilian, so it’s quite irreplaceable.

My great uncle was an illiterate peasant who only taught himself to read and write at the age of 25 - quite an achievement.

Elspeth is the most hopeless person I’ve ever met - quite  incapable  of doing anything right.