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File 5 - Prefixes

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  • My boss isn't happy with my report, so he asked me to make some changes and _________ it. (write)
    rewrite
  • In hot weather it's easy to become _________ if you don't drink enough liquids. (hydrate)
    dehydrated
  • I wish you wouldn't talk with your mouth full. It's very _________. (attractive)
    unattractive
  • Despite the fact that the rest of her family was _________, she managed to learn to read, and eventually graduated form college. (literate)
    illiterate
  • You didn't pay attention and completely _________ what I said. (understand)
    misunderstood
  • He and his sister were _________ of a successful online business. (founder)
    co-founders
  • The movie isn't as good as the reviews say. It's very _________. (rate)
    overrated
  • He looked _________ old because he had such an unhealthy lifestyle. (mature)
    prematurely
  • I love _________ shirts - my favorite is yellow, purple, green and red. (color)
    multicolored
  • He works for a _________ company, which has offices all over Europe and South America. (national)
    multinational / international
  • She was very _________ for the interview. She seemed to know nothing about the company at all. (prepare)
    underprepared
  • I proposed having the Christmas party on December 23rd, but I was _________ by my colleagues. (vote)
    outvoted
  • Being _________ can be a real advantage in the world of business. (lingual)
    bilingual
  • The government is introducing new measures to try to control _________ behavior in young people. (social)
    anti-social
  • He's only 23 and he's already written his _________. (biography)
    autobiography
  • I don't believe in ghosts or other _________ phenomena. (natural)
    supernatural
  • It's very difficult to talk to you when you are behaving in such an _________ manner. (rational)
    irrational
  • The walk was exhausting. It was _________ all the way. (hill)
    uphill
  • He might look tired now, but don't _________ him. He could still win this game. (estimate)
    underestimate
  • He was severely reprimanded at work for making _________ comments in an email. (appropriate)
    inappropriate
  • I wouldn't believe a word he says. He's completely _________. (honest)
    dishonest