We add ‘un-’ to make opposites.
For example, true — untrue.
Add ‘un’− to the words below to make their opposites. Then look up the meanings of the words you have formed in the dictionary.
l.
identified ___________________
6.
educated ___________________
2.
controlled ___________________
7.
interesting ___________________
3.
attended ___________________
8.
qualified ___________________
4.
successful ___________________
9.
trained ___________________
5.
important ___________________
10.
answerable ___________________
Use these phrases in sentences of your own, after finding out their meanings.
1.
broke apart
lifted off
cheered along
streaked over
blast off
on board
spread across
went on
carry on
Match the following.
unprecedented space tragedy
something that causes feelings of respect and wonder
certified flight instructor
having knowledge of a wide variety of subjects
space mission
nowadays, in these times
super specialisation
a set of jobs to be done in space by a group
encyclopaedic knowledge
a person with the correct qualification to teach people to fly planes
awe-inspiring
a sad accident of a kind that has never happened before in space
in this age
great expertise in a limited field or a particular subject
Read the newspaper report to find the following facts about the Columbia’s ill-fated voyage.
l. Date and place of lift off: _____________________________________
2. Number of astronauts on board: _____________________________________
3. Number of days it stayed in space: _____________________________________
4. Number of experiments done by scientists: _____________________________________
5. Date of return journey: _____________________________________
6. Height at which it lost contact: _____________________________________
We add ‘un-’ to make opposites.
For example, true — untrue.
Add ‘un’− to the words below to make their opposites. Then look up the meanings of the words you have formed in the dictionary.
l.
identified ___________________
6.
educated ___________________
2.
controlled ___________________
7.
interesting ___________________
3.
attended ___________________
8.
qualified ___________________
4.
successful ___________________
9.
trained ___________________
5.
important ___________________
10.
answerable ___________________
Use these phrases in sentences of your own, after finding out their meanings.
1.
broke apart
4.
lifted off
7.
cheered along
2.
streaked over
5.
blast off
8.
on board
3.
spread across
6.
went on
9.
carry on
Match the following.
1.
unprecedented space tragedy
something that causes feelings of respect and wonder
2.
certified flight instructor
having knowledge of a wide variety of subjects
3.
space mission
nowadays, in these times
4.
super specialisation
a set of jobs to be done in space by a group
5.
encyclopaedic knowledge
a person with the correct qualification to teach people to fly planes
6.
awe-inspiring
a sad accident of a kind that has never happened before in space
7.
in this age
great expertise in a limited field or a particular subject
Read the newspaper report to find the following facts about the Columbia’s ill-fated voyage.
l. Date and place of lift off: _____________________________________
2. Number of astronauts on board: _____________________________________
3. Number of days it stayed in space: _____________________________________
4. Number of experiments done by scientists: _____________________________________
5. Date of return journey: _____________________________________
6. Height at which it lost contact: _____________________________________