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PREFIXES OVER-,INTER-, UNDER-, EXTRA-

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  • Since most people are addicted to their cell phones, there is very little ............. (ACTION) among people in a waiting room.
    INTERACTION
  • Most of the countries in Africa are .................... (DEVELOPED). They are immerse in poverty and famine.
    UNDERDEVELOPED
  • The lessons are designed to show students how the two subjects ................... (CONNECT)
    INTERCONNECT
  • There is no way that he is ................... (WORKED) . He goes to the office at eleven in the morning and returns home at two in the afternoon.
    OVERWORKED
  • I can't eat this steak. Look at it. It is burnt and ................... (DONE)
    OVERDONE
  • The trouble with Tim is that he is an ..................(ACHIEVER) He is really very bright but never works hard enough to reach his potential.
    UNDERACHIEVER
  • He is the president of a large .................... (NATIONAL) company with branches all over the world.
    INTERNATIONAL
  • Don't ................. (REACT) to your child's mistakes or aggressive behaviour. Try to speak to them calmly and make them understand what is wrong.
    OVERREACT
  • I think that film was............ (RATED)actually. It had excellent reviews but I thought it was really poor myself.
    OVERRATED
  • While the teacher was telling an ....................(ORDINARY) story, the students were listening to every detail quietly.
    EXTRAORDINARY
  • As my alarm didn't ring, I ................... (SLEPT) It was so late for school that I decided to stay.
    OVERSLEPT
  • We................... (ESTIMATED) how many people would come to the party and had so much food left over we were eating leftovers for a week.
    OVERESTIMATED
  • Some of the villages in Wales are becoming ................... (POPULATED) as the younger people all move into the towns to get work.
    UNDERPOPULATED
  • They............. (ESTIMATED) the cost of having the roof rebuilt and had to borrow some extra money from the bank.
    UNDERESTIMATED
  • He took an............... (DOSE) and as a result was rushed into hospital to have his stomach pumped.
    OVERDOSE
  • Her contribution to the project was .............. (VALUED) Nobody could notice how important her participation in it was.
    UNDERVALUED
  • The school is offering very interesting .......................(CURRICULAR) activities for students.
    EXTRACURRICULAR
  • Martin always ............... (EAT) when he goes on holiday. He comes back weighing at least ten kilos more than when he went.
    OVEREATS
  • I think I was ................... (PAID) this month. There is about £140 less in my account than there should be.
    UNDERPAID
  • When John tried to get some money out of the bank with his card it was refused. Apparently he was ............. (DRAWN) to the tune of £350.
    OVERDRAWN