Learn Negative Prefixes in English: IN-, IM-, IL-, IR-, IG-

Did you know that you can transform a positive word into a negative one simply by adding a prefix to it? A prefix is a syllable you add before a word to change its meaning. For example, you can change “possible” into its opposite by adding the prefix “im-”, to make “impossible”. In this lesson, I’ll help you improve your vocabulary by teaching you FIVE negative prefixes, all beginning with “i”. Test your understanding of the lesson by taking the quiz at To learn the rest of the negative prefixes, watch the next video: TRANSCRIPT Hello. This is Gill here at engVid, and today we have a lesson on... Well, how to increase your vocabulary just by adding a little bit at the beginning of a word to make it negative, so that’s called a negative prefix. So, for example, this is probably one word you will know: the word “correct&q
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