Negatives
Negatives are words that help one express negativity or in other words that help one state
that something is not happening.
e.g
Bill did NOT kick the ball
The word NOT helped to tell that the ball moved no where as Bill did not engage in kicking
it.
Here is a list of the most common negative words:
Negative words:
Negative verbs:
Watch the video to see and hear how some of these words are used!
Negatives are words that help one express negativity or in other words that help one state
that something is not happening.
e.g
Bill did NOT kick the ball
The word NOT helped to tell that the ball moved no where as Bill did not engage in kicking
it.
Here is a list of the most common negative words:
Negative words:
- No
- Not
- None
- No one
- Nobody
- Nothing
- Neither
- Nowhere
- Never
Negative verbs:
- Doesn’t
- Isn’t
- Wasn’t
- Shouldn’t
- Wouldn’t
- Couldn’t
- Won’t
- Can’t
- Don’t
- Hardly
- Scarcely
- Barely
Watch the video to see and hear how some of these words are used!
The above list may look quite daunting to remember, so an easy way to remember
which word to use, is simply to use a word that implies a sense of NO or NONE.
This applys to all the negative words.
The easiest way to change any sentence into a negative is simply to add the word not after a positive word. e.g
I am a hunter.
to make this negative I would add "not" after am.
This gives me " I am not a hunter".
When it comes to negative verbs, making verbs negative is easy as each word is an abbreviation (or short form of) a positive word:
Negative verbs:
Each "word + not" combination is the negative form of the word.
Now its your turn!
Use the correct negative words to complete the sentences below!
which word to use, is simply to use a word that implies a sense of NO or NONE.
This applys to all the negative words.
The easiest way to change any sentence into a negative is simply to add the word not after a positive word. e.g
I am a hunter.
to make this negative I would add "not" after am.
This gives me " I am not a hunter".
When it comes to negative verbs, making verbs negative is easy as each word is an abbreviation (or short form of) a positive word:
Negative verbs:
- Doesn’t - is the short form of "does not"
- Isn’t - is the short form of "is not"
- Wasn’t - is the short form of "was not"
- Shouldn’t - is the short form of "should not"
- Wouldn’t - is the short form of "would not"
- Couldn’t - is the short form of "could not"
- Won’t - is the short form of "will not"
- Can’t - is the short form of "can not"
- Don’t - is the short form of "do not"
Each "word + not" combination is the negative form of the word.
Now its your turn!
Use the correct negative words to complete the sentences below!
Negatives
Gap-fill exercise
Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!
Now try something a little harder.
Read the story and fill in all the missing negative nouns, negative adverbs and negative adjectives.
Read the story and fill in all the missing negative nouns, negative adverbs and negative adjectives.
Negatives
Gap-fill exercise
Fill in all the gaps with negative nouns, adverbs or adjectives, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!
During which situations would we use negatives the most?
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