Crossword puzzle : Negation in English

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Negation in English [A1] — VocaVerb

In English, we use special words and structures to say something is not true. Do you know how to make a sentence negative? Practice words like no, not, and never with this crossword puzzle!

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Clues

Across

  1. 2. Relative pronoun for things
  2. 4. Not present or missing from place
  3. 7. Not needed or required at all
  4. 9. Things to eat
  5. 11. Act of forbidding something by rule or law
  6. 13. Statement that denies or opposes another
  7. 14. Shortened form of words combined together
  8. 16. Feeling of not being certain
  9. 17. Not common or ordinary in nature
  10. 18. At which place

Down

  1. 1. To say no or decline offer
  2. 2. Was not in short form
  3. 3. Not known or unfamiliar to people
  4. 5. Not one nor the other of two things
  5. 6. Had not in short form
  6. 8. Helper verb used to form tenses or negatives
  7. 10. Are not in short form
  8. 12. Not following official rules or style
  9. 13. Is not able to do something
  10. 15. Not at any time or not ever

Answers

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Across

  • 2. Relative pronoun for things → which
  • 4. Not present or missing from place → absent
  • 7. Not needed or required at all → unnecessary
  • 9. Things to eat → food
  • 11. Act of forbidding something by rule or law → prohibition
  • 13. Statement that denies or opposes another → contradiction
  • 14. Shortened form of words combined together → contraction
  • 16. Feeling of not being certain → doubt
  • 17. Not common or ordinary in nature → unusual
  • 18. At which place → where

Down

  • 1. To say no or decline offer → refuse
  • 2. Was not in short form → wasnt
  • 3. Not known or unfamiliar to people → unknown
  • 5. Not one nor the other of two things → neither
  • 6. Had not in short form → hadnt
  • 8. Helper verb used to form tenses or negatives → auxiliary
  • 10. Are not in short form → arent
  • 12. Not following official rules or style → informal
  • 13. Is not able to do something → cannot
  • 15. Not at any time or not ever → never

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