Prefixes and Suffixes | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

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1. We have to __________________ the pressure or otherwise the object will break. (LIGHT)

lighten

2. It was a great _______ to meet such a famous ____. I had never met one before. (PLEASE, POLITICS)

pleasure, politician

6. Many people in the Third World cannot even buy the __________________ of life. (NECESSARY)

necessities

9. The whole committee was impressed by the _______ of the plan (ORIGIN).

originality

10.He fell behind with his _______, so they took away almost everything he had. (PAY)

payments

3. When I came to the city after 20 years it was completely _________. Everything was so different. (RECOGNISE)

unrecognisable

3.There were many _______ for the job, but only two of them had the necessary ______. (APPLY, QUALIFY)

applicants, qualifications

13.The suspect was _______ without getting a fair trial. (PRISON)

imprisoned

14.It was a _______ attempt of the opposition party to gain power. (SHAME)

shameless

4. The __________________ of the air in the mountain regions is much better than at sea level. (PURE)

purity

3. There has been an argument about the __________________ of the island for several decades. (OWN)

ownership

20.John made some _________ points against a strong opponent. (DECIDE)

decisive

6. My dad always has to take sides. He is never____________. (OBJECT)

objective

11.The dictator showed his ___________ by locking up the dissidents. (PLEASE)

displeasure

2. CNN showed exclusive __________________ of the incident. (FOOT)

footage

17.She dyed her hair and wore new, fashionable clothes, so she was almost _________. (RECOGNISE)

unrecognisable

7. They went on a __________________ tour of Asia. (PACK)

package

5. She attended _________ classes because it was her first baby. (MOTHER)

motherhood

1. The ________ from the Department of Education gave a press conference. (OFFICE)

official

16.The travellers received ______ compensation for the delayed ______. (PART, DEPART)

partial, departure

18.The book cost $26 plus $5 for_______. (POST)

postage

7. I have been ________ of him since the day I met him. (SUSPECT)

suspicious

19.The average ________ in this part of the country is about 80 inches a year. (RAIN)

rainfall

20.It’s a good plan in theory but probably ________ in practice. (WORK)

unworkable

8. Please come to my office at the end of the week, __________________ on Friday afternoon (PREFER)

preferably

16.The driver was _______ because he crossed one of the side-lines. (QUALIFY)

disqualified

4. Young people who grew up in the 1960s lived in a _________ society. Almost everything was allowed. (PERMIT)

permissive

18.The school staff is making the last ________ for their Open Day on Saturday. (PREPARE)

preparations

17.She is such a ________, friendly and honest person. (TRUST)

trustworthy

15.The trade unions made __________ demands that were rejected in the negotiations. (REASON)

unreasonable

12.The prosecutor did not make any ________ to what the defence had to say. (OBJECT)

objections