Spelling Workout: Prefixes ir, in,il, and im

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  List Words to Remember:

incredible, immortal, intolerant, immigrant, illogical, immature, illegal, improperly, incapable, irregular, impatient, impolitely, indirect, indefinite, immaterial, illiterate, impractical, irresponsible, irrational, illegible

Read the text and pay attention to the words with prefixes

ir, in, il, im

About Face

            To the ancient Romans, Janus was an immortal god who represented new beginnings. Janus was portrayed as a bearded figure with two faces. One face looked west - toward the setting sun. The other face looked east - toward the new day. The face that looked at the past was old. The one facing the dawn was that of an immature youth. Janus inspired the Romans to review the past and to look toward the future with hope. We do not worship the god Janus today, but his inspiration, and even his name, are with us. January, the first month of the year, is named in honor of Janus. On January  1^st, we, too, review the past and look forward to the new year with hope.            

            Though it may be illogical, people make New Year's resolutions every January 1^st. On this day, we become intolerant of our imperfections, and we vow never to be irresponsible again. We may decide to stop being impolite or impatient. Deciding to be perfect is an impractical goal, however. No one, not even Janus, can do a complete about-face!

                   Look back at the boldfaced words in the selection. These words have prefixes at the beginning of each word. How many prefixes can you find?

                

• The prefixes ir, in, il, and im usually mean not, as in irregular, incapable, illegal, and immature.The prefix im can also mean to, as in immigrant.

Here are some helpful spelling rules:

¨      Words that follow the prefix im begin with m or p.

¨      Words that follow the prefix il begin with the letter l.

¨      Words that follow the prefix ir begin with the letter r.

¨      Words that follow the prefix in begin with several different letters.

Spelling Lineup

Add a prefix to each of these words. Then write each List Word under the correct heading.

Legible  -	Responsible -	Patient -	Legal -
Mature  -	Direct  -	Credible -	Literate -
Capable -	Practical -	Rational -	Definite -
Logical -	Tolerant -	Migrant -	Mortal -
Properly -	Politely -	Material -	Regular -

Missing Words

Write a List Word to complete each sentence.

1.      A person who acts childishly is _______  .

2.      A person who has little patience is __________ .

3.      An  _______  person cannot read and write.

4.      Something that is _____ is against the law.

5.      A person who moves to a new country is an ______ .

6.      Something that will never die is called  _______ .

7.      A piece of writing that is impossible to read is ______ .

8.      A plan that will not work well is called _______ .

9.      Something that is difficult to believe is ______ .

10.  Something that really doesn't matter is _______ .

Alphabetical Order

Write the List Words in alphabetical order.

Proofreading

            This magazine article has eight mistakes. Write the misspelled List Words correctly on the lines.

Are winter blues making you inpatiant for spring   Don't  just lie around and moan. Remember, january is a good month to do some new or different things. ¨      Tutor someone who is iliterite. ¨      Spend the day in bed reading an imcreditable adventure story ¨      Clean out a closet and give away  those inpractical gadgets that gather dust. ¨      Try to master something that you assumed you were ircapible of learning.

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