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Word Building: Prefixes

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  • Smartphones store their information in tiny ____chips.
    microchips
  • Governments must __operate if we wish to achieve ____national peace.
    cooperate, international
  • If you want to see bacteria up close, you have to look at it under a ____scope.
    microscope
  • He's very clever, but quite __practical.
    impractical
  • I must have ___heard you; I thought you said 'bake a fish', not 'make a wish' !
    misheard
  • This film is so _____rated! It's much better than critics say it is!
    underrated
  • Our company is ____national and has branches in more than 48 countries across the globe.
    international
  • Every year she likes to __invent herself with a new hairstyle and fashion sense.
    reinvent
  • Dinosaurs are ___historic animals.
    prehistoric
  • Public ____port can be __efficient in some cities.
    transport, inefficient
  • Murder and torture are considered completely __moral actions.
    immoral
  • If you need to park in the city centre, it's a good idea to find a ____-storey car park.
    multi-storey (multistorey also possible)
  • The ____-war period was a time of great change in European politics.
    post-war
  • I missed my online lesson because I was ___connected from the Zoom meeting!
    disconnected
  • I think I ___understood your question, were you asking 'how am I' or 'how OLD am I' ?
    misunderstood
  • I used to be very ____weight until I started eating more healthily and going to the gym.
    overweight
  • My mother is __lingual; she speaks English and Spanish.
    bilingual
  • He needs to act his age and stop being so __mature!
    immature
  • _____continental missiles can fly from America all the way to Europe and Asia.
    intercontinental
  • My little brother can't drink vodka as he's still ____age :(
    underage
  • Tokyo, Shanghai and Mumbai have grown to be so large they are now considered ____cities.
    megacities
  • I don't trust my step-mother, she can be very ___honest.
    dishonest
  • This morning I ____slept and missed my alarm!
    overslept
  • This film is so _____rated! Critics love it, but it's really not very good.
    overrated
  • He applied for the researcher position, but unfortunately he was ____qualified for the job.
    underqualified