Filipinos know Graciano Lopez Jaena for his courage in expressing
himself. His application for enrolment at the University of Santo Tomas
was turned down for some reasons. But that did not stop him. He reapplied at San Juan de Dios where he experienced the practice of medicine. One time he was asked by the mayor of a nearby town to make a false certification. He was unhappy with the mayor’s request. He thought it was illegal and inappropriate. For him, overuse of power was one flaw of the mayor. The mayor became angry and Graciano was persecuted. He was forced to leave for Spain. In Spain, he exposed the injustice of Spanish officials in the Philippines. He became anti- Spaniards. To stop him, a Spanish bishop offered him good position, but he opposed. He was forced to leave Spain and went back to the Philippines where he was put to jail for the false accusation reapplied injustice unhappy overuse inappropriate anti-Spaniards
What do the syllables il-, in-, un un mean?
A prefix is one or more letters or syllables added to the beginning of a word that changes its meaning. Here are some common prefixes with their meaning:
un-, im-, in-, il- not
re- again pre- before post- after over- excess or more than ordinary anti- against mono- one bi- two tri- three under- below inter- between; among Group the class into five. Give a set of sentences containing words with prefixes. Underline the prefix then give the meaning. • 1. Mark is so untidy. His room is always a mess. • 2. I think it is a bad idea. I disagree with your idea. • 3. Sheila misunderstood the instruction. She did not get the idea. • 4. My mother told me to cook, so I began to preheat the pan. • 5. My keys seemed to have disappeared. I can’t find it anywhere! Read each sentence carefully. Decide what prefix will fit each word in the parenthesis. Use un-, im-, in-, il-. Write the prefixed word in the blank.
1. A writing that cannot be read is (legible) ________
2. People who experience bad events become (happy) ______________ 3. Something that is not possible is (possible) ___________ 4. His pair of shoes is cheap. It is (expensive) ________ 5. An object that cannot be seen is (visible) _________