Prefixes
1) Match the prefixes and their meanings:
Inter many
Re- opposed to
Over- together
Anti- before
Pro- half
Pre- again
Self- (auto) below
Co- supporting
Ex- former
Semi- too much
Sub- by oneself
Post- bad
Under- after
Mis- too little
multi Among/ between
2) Fill in the blanks with the suitable prefixes from the box:
Ex- half- anti- pre- pro- super- self-
1) He is opposed to Christianity; so he is .Christian.
2) They support British; so they are.British.
3) The meeting was arranged before; so it a .arranged meeting.
4) He is a greater footballer than usual. He is afootballer
5) The work isnt completely finished. It is .finished.
6) I taught English in that school; so it is my.school.
7) He always relies on himself; so he is a.reliant person.
3) Fill in the blanks with the right prefixes:
1) Rashid is .responsible and .reliable. You cant count on him.
2) Because of pollution, our planet has become ...................(Too much heated).
3) Most children in poor countries are.................... (too little fed)
4) I made big efforts to please my teacher but he was ....(satisfied) with my work.
5) They are ...... (Healthy) children because they live in terrible condition.
6) It is....... (Moral) to steal and lie.
7) To go is an .............................................(Regular) verb.
8) You are and ...............................(practical) man because you cant even boil an egg.
9) Please stop! All your remarks are ............. (Relevant) to the subject.
10) I am feeling an .............................(resistible) urge to go on a pic nic.
11) Leila is old enough to be ...............................(dependent)of her parents.
12) You should teach him how to write and read because he is ..........................(literate)
13) I had a ...................................(agreeable)experience last night.
1. We were really __..........................__ with the way the party was going. (happy)
1. There is no doubt that cannabis will remain an drug for the foreseeable future. (legal)
2. It was quite for us to drive all the way from Paris to Madrid in one day. (possible)
3. He made an . attempt to climb the highest mountain in the range. (successful)
4. To take the boat out with four children under the age of ten and with no life jackets on board was quite
. of him. (responsible)
5. The dress she was wearing was quite .. for the occasion. (appropriate)
6. It was very of him to insult his mother in front of his aunt. (polite)
7. They were a completely . family and I never thought that one day I would marry
one of the daughters. (religious)
8. As a politician, he was .. and it was not long before nobody trusted him. (honest)
9. The goods were . and had to be returned to the store we bought them from. (perfect)
10. She was . with her life and decided that things had to change. (contented)