Grammar and Language Workbook

276 Grammar and Language Workbook, Grade 6

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Vocabulary and

Spelling

happy unhappy

1. appear disappear


2. direct indirect


3. complete incomplete


4. true untrue


5. sense nonsense


6. equal unequal


7. own disown


8. root uproot


9. hook unhook


10. join disjoin


11. compress decompress


12. infect disinfect


13. support nonsupport


14. dress undress


15. pack unpack


16. mount dismount


17. activate deactivate


18. essential nonessential


19. place displace


20. welcome unwelcome


21. Micah went shopping for sports apparel.
    clothing equipment cards item


22. At the end of the race, Ke Min was exhausted.
    happy upset tired last


23. Kim was proud of her raven hair.
    brown blonde black red


24. Yoshin loved the scent of roses.
    price beauty smell color


25. Renee has great affection for Pedro.
    falsehood dislike candy love


26. I witnessed his solemn vow.
    sad serious fame silent


27. The mariner prized his blue parrot.
    seaman cook preacher master


28. How will you conclude that story for English class?
    end produce copy write


29. Grandpa spent his entire life in agronomy.
    pain teasing farming astronomy

Exercise 2 Write an antonym for each word by adding the proper prefix. Use a

dictionary to check meaning and spelling.