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File 7A Vocabulary Extra Practice Prefixes

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the correct prefixed word


1 I wouldn’t believe a word he says.


He’s completely __________ (honest)

a)

dishonest

b)

unhonest

c)

inhonest

2.

Choose the correct prefixed word


2 It’s very difficult to talk to you when you are behaving in such an _________ manner. (rational)

a)

irrational

b)

inrational

c)

dirational

3.

Choose the correct prefixed word


3 You didn’t pay attention and completely ___________ what I said. (understand)

a)

misunderstood

b)

underunderstood

c)

overunderstood

4.

Choose the correct prefixed word


4 Despite the fact that the rest of her family was _________ , she managed to learn to read, and eventuallygraduated from college. (literate)

a)

illiterate

b)

unliterate

c)

inliterate

5.

Choose the correct prefixed word


5 I wish you wouldn’t talk with your mouth full. It’s very _________. (attractive)

a)

unattractive

b)

inattractive

c)

underattractive

6.

Choose the correct prefixed word


6 He was severely reprimanded at work for making ________ comments in an email. (appropriate)

a)

inappropriate

b)

unappropriate

c)

disappropriate

7.

Choose the correct prefixed word


7 In hot weather it’s easy to become ________ if you don’t drink enough liquids. (hydrate)

a)

dehydrated

b)

inhydrated

c)

unhydrated

8.

Choose the correct prefixed word


8 Being _______ can be a real disadvantage in the world of business. (lingual)

a)

monolingual

b)

bilingual

c)

underlingual

9.

Choose the correct prefixed word


9 I proposed having the Christmas party on December 23rd, but I was ______ by my colleagues. (vote)

a)

outvoted

b)

undervoted

c)

antivoted

10.

Choose the correct prefixed word


10 The movie isn’t as good as the reviews say. It’s very _________. (rate)

a)

overrated

b)

unrated

c)

disrated

11.

Choose the correct prefixed word


11 He might look tired now, but don’t ________ him. He could still win this game. (estimate)

a)

underestimate

b)

antiestimate

c)

diestimate

12.

Choose the correct prefixed word


12 My boss isn’t happy with my report, so he asked me to make some changes and _________ it. (write)

a)

rewrite

b)

diswrite

c)

antiwrite

13.

Choose the correct prefixed word


13 The government is introducing new measures to try to control _________ behavior in young people. (social)

a)

anti-social

b)

pro-social

c)

under-social

14.

Choose the correct prefixed word


14 The walk was exhausting. It was _______ all the way. (hill)

a)

uphill

b)

downhill

c)

antihill

15.

Choose the correct prefixed word


15 I don’t believe in ghosts or other ________ phenomena. (natural)

a)

supernatural

b)

dinatural

c)

innatural

16.

Choose the correct prefixed word


16 He works for a _________ company, which has offices all over Europe and in South America. (national)

a)

multinational

b)

antinational

c)

unnational

17.

Choose the correct prefixed word


17 She was _________ very for the interview. She seemed to know nothing about the company at all. (prepared)

a)

unprepared

b)

inprepared

c)

imprepared

18.

Choose the correct prefixed word


18 I love _________ shirts – my favorite is yellow, purple, green, and red. (color)

a)

multicolored

b)

bicolored

c)

undercolored

19.

Choose the correct prefixed word


19 He’s only 23 and he’s already written his _________. (biography)

a)

autobiography

b)

overbiography

c)

antibiography

20.

Choose the correct prefixed word


20 He and his sister were ________ of a successful online business. (founder)

a)

co-founders

b)

re-founders

c)

mis-founders

21.

Choose the correct prefixed word


21 He looked ________ old because he had such an unhealthy lifestyle. (mature)

a)

prematurely

b)

undermaturely

c)

overmaturely