Prefixes
Лексика (слова)2 exercises on prefixes:
1. Match the prefixes with their meaning: under-, in-, dis-, mis-, co-, re-, over-, un-, ir-, by-, inter-
1. with, together _________ 2. again ______________ 3. too much ____________
4. not enough ___________ 5. two ________________ 6. between ____________
7. opposite _________, _________, ___________, __________, __________
2. Fill in the sentences with the correct prefix:
1. Clark failed his maths exam after having studying quite hard, so he was really …………… appointed.
2. Peter is the most …………friendly person I’ve ever met.
3. I’m afraid we’ve ………………estimated the candidate’s qualities.
4. Mark speaks British and Spanish fluently; he is ………… lingual since his mother is from London and his father is from Madrid.
5. The research can’t be carried out without everybody’s …………operation.
6. Carl is an expert in ……………national law.
7. The athlete was ……………qualified for …………fair play.
8. The inhabitants are …………building the houses knocked down by the typhoon.
8. Patrick failed his geography exam in June, so he will …………sit in September.
9. The conditions the boss offered me were …………acceptable, that’s why I didn’t ………new my contract.
10. Everybody was wearing …………formal clothes except for Sarah that was wearing an elegant evening dress.
11. Paul is …………confident, which makes him act rather …………responsibly.
12. Do you usually have lunch with your …………-workers?
13. I explained Tom what was happening, but he definitely ……………understood my point of view.
14. Sam went to bed so late yesterday that he ……………slept and didn’t get to work in time this morning.
15. The two ministers are participating in a …………lateral conference.
16. You shouldn’t drink this water unless it’s been ……………infected before.
17. This is the most …………comfortable sofa I’ve ever sit on.
18. The village is to celebrate the ………centenary of its foundation.
19. I can’t understand Pam’s letter; her handwriting is definitely ……………legible.
20. Students prefer …………-educational schools, but the Minister of Education think boys and girls should go to different schools.
21. In the 19th century most people couldn’t read or write; they were ………literate.
22. Patrick used to be rather rude and ………polite as a child, but now he’s a kind teenager.
23. You can find lots of ………prints in some novels theses days.
24. Some parts of this region haven’t got many people. They’re ………populated.
25. I can’t believe what you say. In fact, I think this is the most ………believable story you’ve ever told.
26. Sorry, but what you propose is ……… possible.
27. My parents were completely ………satisfied with my school results.
28. It can’t cost that much! Haven’t you ………charged me?
