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(1)Prefixes
In the following exercises syllables or words are to be added to the front of other words to change or add to their meaning Where necessary, hyphens have been placed in the sentences
1 co-(with, together) re-(again) ex-(former, before) inter-(between) Put one of the above prefixes in each of the spaces in the sentences below
(a) The -pilot took over the plane’s controls while the captain had a coffee and sandwich
(b) The US and Russia have the capacity to attack each other with _ -continental missiles
(c) Germany and France are _-operating on the design of a new space- rocket
(d) She’s divorced but she’s still on good terms with her -husband (e) Does national sport really improve relations between countries? (f) The teacher told his student to write his bad composition (g) The local trains are slow but the -city services are excellent
(h) Most houses need to be _painted every five to seven years
(i) Men who once served in the armed services are called -servicemen (j) Both boys and girls go to that school It’s _-educational
2 bi-(two) pre-(before) semi-(half) counter-(in the opposite direction) Instructions as above
(a) We managed to drive the enemy back, but they attacked
(2)(d) The pupils’ desks were arranged in a circle round the teacher (e) His father is Greek and his mother is Italian so he’s _lingual (f) It was a lateral agreement signed by India and Pakistan
(g) Libby is three She goes to a _-school playgroup every morning (h) The _espionage department has caught three foreign spies
(i) Houses in Britain are often built in pairs They’re called _-detached (j) He was only -conscious when the ambulance arrived and he died in hospital
3 post-(after) mono- (one) anti-(against) non-(not) Instructions as above
(a) He got his university degree last year Now he’s doing _graduate studies
(b) Some flights go from London to the Middle East -stop (c) The words ‘fat’, ‘help’ and ‘come’ are all syllables (d) That’s _sense! You don’t know what you’re talking about’
(e) The principal -war problem was to rebuild the destroyed cities and industries
(f) Maybe future trains will run on just a single rail This system is called a rail
(3)4 multi-(many) trans-(across) super-(above, more than) de-(acting against) Instructions as above
(a) The countryside is becoming _forested so quickly that soon there’ll be no trees left at all
(b) He works in London and in New York so he’s a regular _atlantic air passenger
(c) The train became _railed at 60 miles per hour but no one was seriously hurt
(d) He was so powerful that he sometimes seemed almost human (e) It is now possible to plant a heart from a dead person to a living one (f) Britain has people from all over the world It’s a _racial society
(g) The villages are becoming _populated as more and more people move to
the cities
(h) He believes in ghosts and magic and other natural things (i) Concorde was a sonic plane It used to fly faster than sound j) He’s incredibly rich He’s certainly a _-millionaire
5 pro-(for, in favour of) sub-(under) uni-(one) tri-(three) Instructions as above
(a) That road is very dangerous Use the way to get across (b) That newspaper is very left-wing In fact it’s -communist (c) The marine approached the warship unseen
(4)(f) Small children ride _cycles, not bicycles
(g) He likes British people and culture He’s very -British (h) A shape with three angles is called a _angle
(i) The -war party wanted more arms and a bigger army
j) Both men and women have their hair cut there It’s a sex salon
6 over- (too much) under-(not enough)
Put one of the above prefixes in each of the spaces in the sentences below (a) He needs a good holiday He’s suffering from _work
(b) She didn’t hear the alarm clock and slept (c) It needs to be cooked a little more It’s done (d) You’ve charged me The price is £8 not £10 (e) They say they’re _paid and want more money
(f) There aren’t enough people in the country It’s _populated (g) There were too many people in the room It was _crowded (h) Rich nations should give more aid to developed countries
(i) He’s fat and lazy It’s because he _eats
j) We estimated the cost of the holiday and ran out of money un- dis-
Put one of the above prefixes in each space in the phrases below to make the word which follows it opposite in meaning
(5)(b) a(n) believable story (c) a(n) punctual train
(d) a(n) respectful pupil (e) a(n) _popular man
(f) a(n) honest shopkeeper (g) a(n) _lucky accident (h) a(n) _familiar city
(i) a(n) satisfied customer (j) a(n) _grateful child (k) a(n) united party (l) to lock a door (m) to obey an order (n) to believe a story
(o) to _agree with someone (p) to _load a ship
(q) to _approve of someone (r) to like cheese
(s) to appear round the corner (t) to _button a jacket
(6)in-Put one of the above prefixes in each space in the phrases below to make the word which follows it opposite in meaning
(a) an resistible temptation (b) an _possible plan (c) an _legal business deal (d) an _accurate calculation (e) an _mature young man (f) an moral action
(g) an _convenient arrangement (h) an _logical answer
(i) an responsible boy (j) an patient motorist (k) an _secure feeling (l) an _relevant question (m) an polite letter (n) an _literate person (o) _frequent buses
(p) _legible handwriting (q) an curable illness
(r) an _regular train service (s) an dependent country (t) _formal clothes
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