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Lesson 29
Forms of the prefix in
| in + patient |
= impatient |
in + mature |
= immature |
| in + perfect |
= imperfect |
in + mortal |
= immortal |
| in + practical |
= impractical |
in + movable |
= immovable |
| in + personal |
= impersonal |
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| in + pure |
= impure |
in + legal |
= illegal |
| in + proper |
= improper |
in + legible |
= illegible |
| in + prison |
= imprison |
in + literate |
= illiterate |
| in + print |
= imprint |
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| in + press |
= impress |
in + regular |
= irregular |
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in + responsible |
= irresponsible |
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in + resistible |
= irresistible |
The prefix in
has two common meanings. It may mean "in or into," or it may mean "not or without."
The prefix may be spelled in different ways. The spelling depends on the root to
which the prefix is joined.
| 1. |
How is the prefix in spelled when it is joined to a base word
that begins with a p or an m? _____
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| 2. |
How is the prefix in
spelled when it is joined to a base word that begins with the letter l?
_____ with the letter r? _____
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| 3. |
How many of the words have double consonants because of these changes in the spelling
of the prefix? _____
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| 4. |
Which meaning of the prefix applies to imprison, imprint,
and impress?
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Which meaning applies to the remaining words?
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Lesson Generalization
The prefix in
is spelled im
before base words that begin with the letters m
or p.
It changes to ir
before the letter r.
It changes to il
before the letter l.
Remember the double consonants when you spell these words.
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