Add a word from the box to the prefix

extremely fast good happy hard hardly ill quite terrible well

1.
When I heard that Carol had passed her driving test I was really
______________________.

2.
Jack dances very ___________________________________and never steps
on people’s feet.

3.
Alan was so tired that he could
__________________________________keep his eyes open.

4.
The hotel was___________________________, but we didn’t like the
food in the restaurant.

5.
Alison was extremely__________________________________ and spent a
month in hospital.

6.
Jonny was driving too _________________________________and was
stopped by the police.

7.
It’s not a wonderful film, but it’s
____________________________________________good.

8.
Gina worked very ___________________________________and was given an
extra holiday.

9.
When I realized I hadn’t paid for the ticket, I felt
__________________________________.

10.
I can’t afford that bike because it’s
_____________________________________expensive.

1. Adjectives
   or adverbs? Choose the best answer.

1. I
   haven’t seen you ______________________
   .
   How are you? (early
   /
   late
   /
   lately)

2. My
   flight is leaving_________________ so I have time to buy a coffee.
   (late
   /
   lately)

3. Dad
   has been working_________________ in the garden, so he’s feeling
   very tired. (hard
   /
   hardly)

4. You’ve
   grown so much I can _______________________recognize you. (hard
   /
   hardly)

5. I
   haven’t seen Sarah_______________________________ . Is she well?
   (late
   /
   lately)

6. You
   play the guitar_________________________________ . Who taught you?
   (beautiful
   /
   beautifully)

7. Good
   shop assistants always speak to customers
   __________________________. (friendly
   /
   friendlily)

8. Don’t
   eat your food so______________________________________ ! (quick
   /
   quickly)

9. I
   play football _________________________________but I do enjoy it.
   (bad
   /
   badly)

10. She
    doesn’t seem very ___________________ , but I don’t know why.
    (happy
    /
    happily)

11. Please
    say that again more ____________________________________ (slow
    /
    slowly)

12. He
    made a very __________________________________ suggestion. (clever
    /
    cleverly)

13. He
    speaks almost _________________________________Chinese. (perfect
    /
    perfectly)

12. Underline the errors in these sentences. Correct them.

1. Peter
   has been working very hardly. _________________________________

2. David
   felt badly because he’d shouted at his mother.____________________

3. Everyone
   in the team played good.___________________________________

4. The
   prisoners can move around free.________________________________

5. Paula
   felt happily when her exams were over.__________________________

6. Hans
   arrived lately at school._______________________________________

7. One
   boxer hit the other really hardly right on the chin.________________

8. He
   turned shortly round and looked at me.__________________________

9. Your
   health depends large on the job.______________________________

10. Birds
    fly highly in the sky.________________________________________

11. When
    you travel by the underground train, don’t stand too closely to
    the doors. ________________________________________________________

12. I
    got this pen freely with a magazine.________________________________

13. His
    story sounds high unlikely.____________________________________

13.
Sort
the suffixes below into the correct columns according to the parts of
speech they indicate.
Some
suffixes can go to more than one column. Fill the table with 2
examples of each suffix.

-al -ly -ment -er -ous -ise (ize) -ish -tion -ive -ic -ism -ist -ship -fy -ness -en -ate -ful -ese -able -th -less

NOUN SUFFIXES	VERB SUFFIXES	ADJECTIVE SUFFIXES	ADVERB SUFFIXES
-ment development government

PREFIXES

A
prefix at the beginning of a word has a meaning of its own that
changes the meaning of the word it is joined to. Knowing
what the prefix means can help us to understand the word.
For example, if you read unpremeditated
and know that meditate means ‘think about something’ – you can
work out the meaning of unpremeditated: un—
is a prefix meaning ‘not’, pre-
denotes ‘before’, meditated means ‘thought about’. You can
now work out that unpremeditated
means something like ‘not thought about in advance’.

We
can use prefixes in front of:

• Nouns
  underpayment,
  understudy

• Adjectives
  underdeveloped,
  underground

• Verbs
  undercut,
  underestimate

Prefix	Meaning	Example
dis-	oтрицательное значение (в русском языке приставки без-, бес, не-, дез-	disorder, disobedient, disappear, dishonest
en- (em-)	«делать» (образует глагол от прилагательных и существительных) (em— перед m, b, p)	enlarge, encircle, enable, embrace
inter-	«между», «взаимно», «среди»	international, interaction
il-	противоположное значение (если слово начинается с согласной l)	illegal, illiterate
ir-	противоположное значение (если слово начинается с согласной r)	irregular, irresponsible, irrelevant
im-	противоположное значение(если слово начинается с согласной b, p, m)	impossible, immortal, imbalance
un-	противоположное значение	uncomfortable, unconscious, unfortunately
in-	противоположное значение (слова с приставкой in— нужно запомнить)	inconsistent, inexperienced, indefinite, independence
mis-	«неправильно, неверно»	misinterpret, misunderstand, mistreat
non-	отрицание или отсутствие	non-existent, non-alcoholic,
over-	чрезмерно (в русском языке приставки над-, пере-, сверх)	overestimate, overcook, oversleep
post-	«после»	post-war
pre-	«до», «перед», «ранее»	prehistoric
super-	«сверх»	supernatural, supercharge
sub-	«под»	subway, subtropical, submarine
re-	«снова, заново» (в русском языке приставка пере-)	remake, redo, rewrite, renew
under-	отрицание (в русском языке приставка недо-) или значение «под чем-то»)	undercut, underestimate

EXERCISES

1. Add
   a word from the box to the prefix in each sentence to make a
   negative word.

advantage agree decisive appear resistible employed fortunately smoking interesting patient understanding

1. I
   didn’t read all the book because I found it uninteresting.

2. Cycling
   has one dis_______________________.
   It makes you feel hot and sweaty.

3. Sue
   had a ticket for the theatre, but un
   ______________________she
   fell ill last night.

4. Terry
   can’t stand waiting in queues, because she is very im
   ____________________.

5. My
   brothers always dis
   _______________________when
   it’s time to do the washing-up.

6. Jack
   has lost his job, he was un
   ________________________________for six months.

7. Oh,
   I completely dis
   _________________________with
   you. I think it was a great film.

8. Because
   of a mis
   ___________________,
   half the class went to the wrong classroom.

9. I
   am in
   ________________________________________about where to go on
   holiday.

10. The
    cake was ir
    ______________________________________,
    so she ate three pieces.

11. The
    waiting room is a non
    ______________________________________________area.

1. Complete
   the word in each sentence with a prefix from the box. Consult the
   dictionary if necessary.

out- over- under- re- dis- mis- un-

1. My
   alarm clock didn’t go off, and so I overslept
   this morning.

2. Pete
   packed some shirts and socks, some ________wear,
   and his jeans.

3. It’s
   very cold this morning, so wear your __________coat.

4. Our
   team was completely _________played
   by the team from Wales.

5. I’ve
   decided to _______write
   my
   letter, because I made too many mistakes.

6. Steve
   ___________cooked
   the meat, and it was burnt in places.

7. I
   have to go to the library today and __________new
   my ticket.

8. The
   staff went on strike because they were ___________paid.

9. If
   she fails her exam, she can ____________take
   it
   in autumn.

10. I
    wrote the wrong answer because I ___________heard
    the question.

11. I
    got to the hotel at 4.00 but I couldn’t ___________pack
    my stuff until later.

12. I
    turned left instead of right. Obviously I ___________understood
    what she said.

13. It’s
    closed for the summer but it will ___________open
    in September.

14. John
    had a key but it wouldn’t __________lock
    the door.

15. – It
    says here $3, but the man asked me for $5. –

In
this case he _________charged
you.

1. Do
   you think I can ________do
   my homework if it’s not very good?

2. The
   children were here a minute ago but now they’ve
   ____________appeared.
   

3. She
   runs better than me. This time again she’s ____________run
   me.

4. She’s
   ___________worked
   at the moment. She really needs a good holiday.

5. She
   left him because he __________treated
   her.

1. Complete
   the word in each sentence with OVER—
   or UNDER-.

1. The
   underlying
   causes of the problem are widely known.

2. What
   a terrible film! It’s really …………..rated in my views.

3. The
   first time I tried out my new bike I …………balanced and fell
   off.

4. Don’t
   forget to give the door an ………….coat as well as a coat of
   gloss paint.

5. The
   bath …………..flowed and the water dripped through into the
   living room.

6. It’s
   not as easy as all that. I think you are …………..simplifying
   the problem.

7. I’m
   sorry to say but we are …………staffed at present. We don’t
   give vacances.

8. You
   can get to the other side of the road by going through this
   …………..pass.

9. The
   garden has been neglected and was ……………grown with weeds.

10. You
    should have turned the meat off before. It’s …………..done
    now.

1. Put
   the adjectives in the box into the correct columns. Consult the
   dictionary if necessary.

patient relevant attractive literate flexible regular legal agreeable mature convenient tasteful moral replaceable responsible significant possible legible honest rational explicable justified mortal reversible destructible perfect friendly soluble polite logical interesting reparable

dis-	un-	il-	im-	in-	ir-
	uninteresting

1. Replace
   the underlined
   words with a word of the same meaning which begins with the prefix
   given.

1. That
   child looks very sad.

Yes,
he looks very UNhappy.

1. I’m
   sure that’s against
   the law.

Do
you mean to say it’s IL________________________________?

1. The
   doctor told me to take
   off my clothes.

Was
it necessary to UN_______________________________________?

1. We
   don’t
   have the same opinion
   about this.

Yes,
I quite DIS
_____________________________with
you here.

1. His
   room is always in
   a mess.

It
looks UN
_________________________________now.

1. I’m
   afraid she doesn’t
   like
   onions.

Well,
I don’t think she DIS
____________________________them
that much.

1. That
   was very rude,
   wasn’t it?

Her
behavior was very IM
_____________________________________.

1. He
   doesn’t
   have a job,
   does he?

No,
he’s UN______________________________________.

1. This
   handwriting is impossible
   to read!

Yes,
I know it’s IL________________________________________.

1. She
   can
   never wait for five minutes.

She
is rather IM___________________________________,
I must say.

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WORD FORMATION 1

I. Add a word from the box to the prefix in each sentence to make a negative word

advantage

agree

appear

employed

fortunately

interesting

patient

understanding

1.      I didn’t read all of the book because I found it un…interesting…….

2.      Cycling has one dis…adventage… It makes you feel hot and sweaty.

3.      Sue had a ticket for the theatre, but un …fortuately…she fell ill that night.

4.      Terry can’t stand waiting in queues, because she’s very im …paintient…

5.      You always dis…appear…..when it’s time to do the washing up.

6.      After Jack lost his job, he was un…employed…for three months.

7.      Oh, I completely dis …agree…….with you. I think it was a great film.

8.      Because of mis………understand……………………., half the class went to the wrong classroom.

II. Complete the word in each sentence with a prefix from the box

1.      My alarm clock didn’t go off, and so I ………….slept this morning.

2.      Pete packed some shirts and socks, some ………….wear, and his jeans.

3.      It’s very cold this morning, so wear your …………..coat.

4.      Our team was completely ……………..played by the team from Wales.

5.      I’ve decided to …………..write my letter, because I made too many mistakes.

6.      Steve …………….cooked the meat, and it burnt in places.

7.      I have to …………….do my homework because I got all the answer wrong.

8.      The staff went on strike because they were ………………..paid and overworked.

9.      He ………eats so he become ……..weight.

10. Our opponent appears to ……..weighs us.

11. This summer …….lasts last summer because we spend 2 weeks longer than last summer.

12. If you fail this exam, you will have to ……..take it.

13. We were late because we ……….estimated the time we needed to go.

14. She has to work ………time very often as she needs to save up for her new house.

III. Complete the word in each sentence with a suffix from the box. Make any other necessary changes to the word.

-er

-let

-hood

-ship

-ful

-ery

1.      After two years of friend……………., Kate knew David really well.

2.      If you don’t speak the language you feel more like a foreign…….

3.      Sarah spent a vey happy child……………on a small island.

4.      In the muddy field there were two large pigs and a tiny pig…………..

5.      Every teenage……… knows that parents worry a lot.

6.      Don’t forget to add a spoon…….. of sugar, and some milk.

7.      We live in a beautiful neighbour………… on the outskirts of the city.

8.      Tina picked up a hand……….. of snow, and threw it in my face.

9.      Under the floor there was a rumbling sound of machine…………

10. The college sent Sue a small book……….. describing its courses.

11. Despite all hard………we might meet, we tried our best to overcome it.

IV. Complete each sentence with a noun made from the verb given

1.      There are over one million (inhabit)________________in this city.

2.      Greg often suffers from (bore)_____________in the school holidays.

3.      This is the tallest (build)_______________in the whole of the country.

4.      Some students can’t find suitable (accommodate)_________________.

5.      I was upset by Carol’s (refuse)_______________to help me.

6.      It took Richard years to become a successful (act)_______________.

7.      Every (employ)______________in this company has received a pay rise.

8.      You need a lot of (imagine)________________to write a good story.

9.      Don’t forget to turn off the (cook)____________before you leave.

10. I saw an interesting (advertise)_________________in the local paper.

V. Complete each sentence with a noun ending in -ness made from the word in the box. Make any necessary changes.

dark

friendly

happy

lonely

short

sick

silly

thin

tired

thorough

1.      The ______________of the journey surprised me, as I thought it would be longer.

2.      Emma was impressed by the _____________of everyone in her new school.

3.      I couldn’t see anything, as the room was in complete …………………….

4.      Old Mrs. Holt’s ………………….was cured when she was given a pet cat.

5.      The doctor told Peter that his ……………………was a result of overwork.

6.      Wendy’s teacher was impressed by the …………………..of her work.

7.      We wished the bride and groom ………………………..in their new life together.

8.      Joe’s teachers began to grow tired of his …………………………in class.

9.      I felt rather cold when I arrived because of the ……………………of my clothes.

10. Jean took a travel ………………………pill, and then she felt much better.

VI. Complete the word in each sentence with a suffix from the box

-less

-ly

-y

-ish

-ic

-al

-ous

1.      Everyone thanked the firefighter for their hero……..efforts.

2.      Paul received most of his music……. Education from his mother.

3.      The government is going to provide more houses for home…………… people.

4.      Lisa’s mother….. qualities made her a favourite with the children.

5.      This road is extremely danger………when the weather is bad.

6.      On rain……..days, we spend a lot of time indoors watching television.

7.      It was very fool………… of you to leave all the doors and windows open.

8.      It was self………….. of him not to help you with the housework.

9.      His deni………… to help us took us by surprise.

10. That history………. Building is going to be pulled down.

11. Her honest…… really impressed us.

12. Loyalt….. is very important with this work.

13. Her propos……… was turned down as it was uneconomical.

14. Being able to speak 2 languages is advantage…………. For this job.

15. My future boyfriend must be man…….

Пожалуйста помогите
Add a word from the box to the prefix in each sentence to make a negative word.

advantage agree decisive appear resistible employed fortunately smoking interesting patient understanding

I didn’t read all the book because I found it uninteresting.

Cycling has one dis_______________________. It makes you feel hot and sweaty.

Sue had a ticket for the theatre, but un ______________________she fell ill last night.

Terry can’t stand waiting in queues, because she is very im ____________________.

My brothers always dis _______________________when it’s time to do the washing-up.

Jack has lost his job, he was un ________________________________for six months.

Oh, I completely dis _________________________with you. I think it was a great film.

Because of a mis ___________________, half the class went to the wrong classroom.

I am in ________________________________________about where to go on holiday.

The cake was ir ______________________________________, so she ate three pieces.

The waiting room is a non ______________________________________________area.

continued from No. 1, 3, 4/2007

Strategies for Building Vocabulary

UNIT 4: PREFIXES

Many words that
pop up from my Word Box have a prefix (PREE-fiks).

1. A prefix is a group of letters that has its own meaning.

• Dis- is a prefix. Dis- means “not.”

2. A prefix is added to the beginning of a word.

• dis + obey = disobey

3. A prefix changes the meaning of a word.

• Obey means “to follow orders.”

Disobey means “not to follow orders.”

Activity 1

Make new words by adding the prefix dis- to each boldfaced
word below. Then write a meaning for each word.

1. continue – to go on with discontinue – not to go on with
2. honest – truthful _________________________
3. order – neat _________________________
4. agree – to think the same _________________________
5. like – to care for something _________________________

Answers: 2. dishonest – not truthful; 3. disorder – not
neat; 4. disagree – not to think the same; 5. dislike – not to care for something

Now finish each sentence below with a word you made.

1. Abe’s room was a mess. Nothing was in order. Mom scolded Abe
because his room was in such ____________.
2. Janet likes most everything but ice cream. The flavor she _____________ the most is
strawberry.
3. Beth thinks the color green is prettier than blue. Jason thinks blue is prettier than
green. Those two friends seem to ___________ about many things.
4. Ben cheated on the spelling test. Now everyone says Ben is ______________.

Answers: 1. disorder; 2. dislikes; 3. disagree; 4. dishonest

Learn More About Prefixes

Now you know how the prefix dis- changes the meaning of a
word. Other prefixes change word meanings too. Rе- is a prefix. Rе- means
“again.”

Example

Tell means “to say something.”
Retell means “to tell, or say, something again.”
Everyone wanted Mandy to retell the story about her lost kitten.

Activity 2

In my Word Box are words with the prefix re-. Read the
words. Next read the sentences after the Word Box. Then finish each sentence with a word
from the Word Box.

1. Joe finished his milk and _____________ his glass.
2. Mom ____________ the flat tire on her car with a new one.
3. Andy’s school will __________ in September.
4. In the play the elves disappear, then quickly __________.
5. The rabbit __________ its tracks from the garden to its home in the woods.

Answers: 1. refilled; 2. replaced; 3. reopen; 4. reappear; 5.
retraced

Activity 3

Now go back to the Word Box. Draw a line between each prefix and
the rest of the word. Then write the words in ABC (alphabetical) order on the lines below.
The first one is done for you.

1. re/appear
2. _________________
3. _________________
4. _________________
5. _________________

Answers: 2. re/filled; 3. re/open; 4. re/placed; 5. re/traced

Prefix Crossword Puzzle

Number 1

Activity 4

Look at the words in the Word Box. They are words you have
learned with the prefixes dis- and re-.
Now read the word meanings below the crossword puzzle. Then choose a word from the Word
Box that goes with each meaning. Write the word in the puzzle. Be sure to follow the
numbers across and down. Letters in the puzzle will help you.

Across

3. open again
5. put something in place of another thing
8. not to go on doing something
9. not to think the same as someone else
10. mess; not in order

Down

1. go over lines on a paper again
2. come into sight again
4. filled again
6. not to care for something
7. not truthful

Answers:

Across: 3. reopen; 5. replaced; 8. discontinue; 9. disagree; 10.
disorder

Down: 1. retraced; 2. reappear; 4. refilled; 6. dislike; 7.
dishonest

Submitted by Erin Bouma

to be continued

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CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR FCE

10. MODIFIED WORDS

A

anti-	over-	anti-	under-	pro-	fore-
fore-	under-	pre-	post-	fore-	under-
anti-	over-

B

armed	Christmas	climax	clockwise	due	estimate
estimated	European	graduates	holiday	mined	see
social	warned

1	Everybody told us the film was fantastic, so we were quite excited about seeing it. Unfortunately, it wasn’t very good. It really was quite an ________.
2	Do you ________ any problems with the visa? I need to know as soon as possible if we’re likely to have difficulties.
3	Everyone’s suffering from ________ depression. After such a nice break in Spain, the gloomy weather back here in England is making us all miserable.
4	The figure of £50,000 was a bit of an ________ . It actually cost us almost £70,000.
5	She’s ________ and believes that the country should remain part of the European Union.
6	He’s very ________, and ignores all our attempts to talk to him or make him feel part of the group.
7	A lot of ________ from the university are trying to get holiday jobs so that they have some spending money next term.
8	She was ________ with good advice before she went into the interview.
9	He was driving ________ round the ring road when the accident took place. If he had been going the other way, he would have been all right.
10	We were ________ of trouble by our spies and took guns to the meeting.
11	I always read my horoscope so that I can ________ what will happen to me during the week.
12	Her library books were ________ by four weeks, so she had to pay a fine of almost £8.
13	He ________ my confidence by telling me that everyone hated me.
14	Last December we had so many ________ parties that by the time the big day arrived I couldn’t eat or drink another thing.
15	He ________ the amount of time needed to decorate the house; he thought it would take five days but it only took three.

‘Forewarned is forearmed’ is an English
expression which means that if you know about something before it happens, you
will be better prepared.

Person A. ‘Mr Jenkins wants to see me in
his office.’

Person B. ‘Be careful. He’s in a really
bad mood this morning’

Person A. ‘Thanks. Forewarned is
forearmed!’

ANSWER KEY