Question

Give the antonyms of the following words using proper prefixes.
(i) Flexibility
(ii) Affordable

Answer 1

Hint: Consider common prefixes like in and un that may be added to the given words in order to form their opposite meaning words.

Complete step-by-step answer:

 Antonyms are also known as opposite words. Anything that is opposite differs in its meaning completely from the given word. If the word is bravery, its opposite would be a word that implies a lack of bravery i.e. cowardice. Similarly, if the word is dark, its opposite would be a word that implies the absence of darkness i.e. light.
Prefixes are those words that are before the beginning of another word to modify or change their meaning. E.g. Snare- ensnare.
Let us consider the question. We have been given two words - Flexibility and affordable. Flexibility indicates the quality of being supple while affordable is the quality of being cheap in price. Logically, we must find words that indicate the quality of being rigid and the quality of being expensive. By adding the prefix ‘in’ before flexibility, we get its antonym inflexibility which means the inability to be bent. Similarly, by adding the prefix ‘un’ before affordable, we get its antonym unaffordable which means to be too expensive in terms of price.
Therefore, the answers to the above question are (i) inflexibility and (ii) unaffordable.

Note: To arrive at the correct answer, you must first know the meaning of the word given in the question. You can use a dictionary word to find out the meanings of new words. Consider the prefixes given in the hint and use them to arrive at the right answer.