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Question
Study the words in the first column and see the changes in them in the second column. The words in Column II are the opposites of the words in Column I.
| I | II |
| important | unimportant |
| patient | impatient |
| pleasure | displeasure |
Now write the opposites of the following using un-, im-, dis-.
- believe ______
- shaved ______
- perfect ______
- satisfy ______
- polite ______
- respect ______
- pure ______
- expected ______
- obedient ______
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Solution
- believe disbelieve
- shaved unshaved
- perfect imperfect
- satisfy imperfect
- polite impolite
- respect disrespect
- pure impure
- expected unexpected
- obedient disobedient.
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