EF Advanced 7A - Prefixes | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Rewrite the CAPITALIZED words using a word with a prefix. Since many people are unable to attend today's meeting, it has been SCHEDULED AGAIN for next Tuesday.

rescheduled

I hate big hotel chains because they are so _______. (personal)

impersonal

Rewrite the CAPITALIZED words using a word with a prefix. Chongquing in China has the longest RAILWAY SYSTEM USING ONE RAIL in the world.

monorail

Many countries passed ______ laws because of the rise in tobacco-related illnesses. SMOKE

antismoking

I ________ my Facebook status earlier, but no one has commented on it yet. DATE

updated

Rewrite the CAPITALIZED words using a word with a prefix. They were BADLY EQUIPPED for the hike because they were wearing T-shirts and flip-flops.

ill-equipped

Michelle Obama's ________ was a bestseller. BIOGRAPHY

autobiography

Owing to its influence on global politics, the US is considered to be a __________. POWER

superpower

In the past, adults who were ______ used to sign their name with a cross. (literate)

illiterate

Experts say that the damaged work of art is ________. (replaceable)

irreplaceable

The small area occupied by the the town of Torquay has its own __________, so the weather there is milder than in the rest of the country. CLIMATE

microclimate

Rewrite the CAPITALIZED words using a word with a prefix. It's the SECOND CENTENARY of the museum this year - it's 200 years old.

bicentenary

She's very upset, so her behaviour may be __________(rational).

irrational

Rewrite the CAPITALIZED words using a word with a prefix. Scientists at the South Pole often have to work in BELOW-ZERO temperatures.

sub-zero

Rewrite the CAPITALIZED words using a word with a prefix. The farm is made up of a large farmhouse and several BUILDINGS OUTSIDE.

outbuildings

I can't get spare parts for my car because they've _______ that model. (continued)

discountinued

Rewrite the CAPITALIZED words using a word with a prefix. We're in debt because we SPENT TOO MUCH on our holiday.

overspent

You shouldn't _________ people before you've actually spoken to them. JUDGE

misjudge

Rewrite the CAPITALIZED words using a word with a prefix. I UNDERSTOOD the instructions WRONGLY and answered two questions instead of one.

misunderstood

My boss's negative attitude to everything is very ______ for the staff. MOTIVATE

demotivating

High-heeled shoes are ________ for walking long distances. (practical)

impractical

I refuse to go to the restaurant again because the staff are completely ___________. (competent)

incompetent

The organizers _______ how many people would attend, and there weren't enough chairs for everyone. ESTIMATE

underestimated

The other team completely _______ us, and we lost 5-0. PLAY

outplayed

Can passengers please _______ from the rear exit only? (embark)

disembark

A friend had to help me _______ my jacket because the zip had got stuck. (do)

undo

During the _______ period, there was a great deal of rebuilding to be done. WAR

post-war

Rewrite the CAPITALIZED words using a word with a prefix. Extreme poverty and enormous wealth EXIST TOGETHER in some countries.

coexist

The climate on the island is so _____ that nothing can live there. (hospitable)

inhospitable

After visiting Rome, we caught the _____ train to Messina in Sicily. CITY

intercity

It's _________ to blame the victim - surely, it's the criminal who's at fault. (logical)

illogical

_______ reports said that several people were injured in the explosion. (official)

Unofficial

Rewrite the CAPITALIZED words using a word with a prefix. Parents of small children have to learn to DO MORE THAN ONE TASK AT THE SAME TIME.

multitask