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Snowandcloud Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

[help]Can you tell me something about these word ?

When we want turn the words into the opposite by adding either "im-","in-"or "un-",Which one should i choose "im-","in-"or "un-"Do there have some rules?
  

Top answer

possible... im possible balance... im balance tie...

  • possible...
  • im possible balance...
  • im balance tie...
  • un tie *****...
  • un ***** i don't know of any word that becomes it's opposite by adding "in-".
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possible... impossible

balance... imbalance

tie... untie

*****... un*****

i don't know of any word that becomes it's opposite by adding "in-".
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Hi,

tolerant / intolerant

Clive
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I'm sure Jim will be able to give a better explanation, and there are probably a lot of exceptions, but if the original word starts with a p, m, b or any other sound that has your lips together, you use the IM-.

I'm not sure about IN- vs. UN- though. I'm trying to think of other words that start with a vowel to find one that uses UN, but a lot of the vowels do seem to use IN-.

ab
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Hi,

easy / uneasy equal / unequal able / unable

Clive
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possible... impossible

balance... imbalance

tie... untie

*****... un*****

i don't know of any word that becomes it's opposite by adding "in-".

p.s. (after getting proper sleep)

appropriate... inappropr

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