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Exercises

7.4 Which prefix forms the opposite of these words? (The bottom line are all verbs, the rest are
adjectives.)
vee happy ..... patient ..... polite .....legal
bees correct ..... regular ..... visible ..... possible
bees legible ..... friendly .....employed ..... honest
bees pack .... lock .. agree ... like

7.2 Agree with these statements, using words from the left-hand page which have the same
meaning as the underlined words.
Example: a: He doesn’t have a job, does he?
B: No, ...he’S..unemploned. ooo
1 It’s against the law, isn’t it?
OR YS, ooo cece cece eeeteseectsseesteaes
2 His room is always in a mess, isn’t it?
rr
3 He took off his clothes!
YOS, eee cece c ccc ec cece cece eeceeeeeeeeaaes
4 This handwriting is impossible to read.
cece
Yes TL KnOW, .0...00000ccccceccce cceeeeeetteteeeeennes
5 She can never wait for five minutes, can she?
Ny occ cece ccc ccceeceecceeeeeeeececeeeueeeeeeeees
6 I thought it was rude, didn’t you?
Yes, it WAS VEY ..... 0. eee centres enteeeennieees

7.3 Complete the verbs in these sentences.
1 I’m sorry, I mis............000.... her message completely.
2 We ut... en. as soon as we got to the hotel, then went out for a walk.
3 She was here a minute ago, but then she dis..................... . ’'m afraid I don’t know where
she is now.
4 We normally have similar opinions but I dis................... with him totally on the subject
of drugs.
5 My homework was so bad that I'll have to re.......0..000.00.... it.
6 Apparently her alarm clock didn’t ring and she over.....................
7 She finally managed to un..........0..0.008. the door and we were able to go inside.
8 I dis... the film, but the others enjoyed it.
9 I don’t think I’ll pass the exam, but I can always re.......0...0.00.8. it in September.
10 The post office shuts for lunch but it should re.........0..00...0... at 2.00 p.m.
11. She’s over... at the moment. She really needs a holiday and a complete break
from her job.
12 My sister wrapped up my present so well that it took me about five minutes to
UM... it.

7.4 Keep several pages in your notebook for verbs or adjectives which combine with these
prefixes. Each time you add a new word, read through your list of words with that prefix,
then close your book and see how many you can remember.

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