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) _________