Prefixes like 'un-', 'in-', 'im-', and 'ir-' negate the meaning of adjectives. The correct prefix to form the opposite of 'responsible' is 'ir-'. Therefore, the word is 'irresponsible', not 'unresponsible', 'inresponsible', or 'ilresponsible'.
В тестовых вариантах нам дан прилагательное «responsible» с четырьмя префиксами un-, ir-, in-, il-. Префиксы, такие как un-, in-, im-, il- и ir-, меняют значение прилагательных. Добавление этих префиксов придает отрицательное значение: fair – unfair, active – inactive, regular – irregular, balance – imbalance, legal – illegal и т. д. Что касается префикса re-, то он означает «не» или «нет» и используется с некоторыми прилагательными и существительными, начинающимися с «r», чтобы придать противоположное значение: irregularity, irreplaceable, irreducible, irrational и т. д. Поэтому мы должны выбрать ОТВЕТ 2 (irresponsible).
| Task | We can't work with him anymore. He's too _________ . |
|---|---|
| Answer | 2 |
| a | unresponsible |
| b | irresponsible |
| c | inresponsible |
| d | ilresponsible |
| comment | In the test variants we are given the adjective ‘responsible’ with four prefixes un-, ir-, in-, il-.Prefixes such as un-, in-, im-, il- and ir- change the meaning of adjectives. Adding these prefixes makes the meaning negative: fair – unfair, active – inactive, regular – irregular, balance – imbalance,legal – illegal, etc.As for the prefix re-, it means ‘not, or no’ and it is used with some adjectives and nouns that begin with ‘r’ to give the opposite meaning: irregularity, irreplaceable, irreducible, irrational, etc.Therefore, we are to choose ANSWER 2 (irresponsible). |
| topic | adjective |
| level | 1 |
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