The national curriculum in England: English Appendix 1: Spelling
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Non-statutory words: the prefixes il-, im-, ir-

illegal 		The traffic warden gave me a ticket for illegal parking.
illegible 		Her handwriting was nearly illegible.
immature 		The silly boys were acting in an immature manner.
immortal 		Nobody is immortal.
impossible 		It's impossible to hear you.
impatient 		I was getting impatient with all the delays.
imperfect 		We didn't pay full price for the fruit bowl, as the finish was imperfect.
irregular 		Irregular shapes have sides of unequal length.
irrelevant 		The judge said that the evidence was irrelevant.
irresponsible 		It is irresponsible to drive so fast in a town.

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