Word formation - prefixes.

Ex.1. Use the word given in brackets to form the one that fits in the sentence.

1. The __________ (-pilot) took over the plane’s control while the captain had coffee and a sandwich.
2. The US and Russia have the capacity to attack each other with __________

(-continental) missiles.

1. Germany and France are __________ (-operate) on the design of a new space rocket.
2. She is divorced but she on good terms with her __________ (-husband).
3. Does __________ (national) sport really improve relations between countries?
4. The local trains are slow but the __________ (-city) services are excellent.
5. Men who once served in the armed services are called __________ (-servicemen).
6. Both boys and girls go to that school. It is __________ (-educational).
7. Graham is an __________ (-soldier); he left the army six months ago.
8. The two communities enjoyed a period of peaceful __________ (existence).

Ex.4. Use the word given in brackets to form the one that fits in the sentence.

1. He got his university degree last year. Now he is doing __________ (graduate) studies.
2. Some flights go from London to the Middle East __________ (-stop).
3. The words ‘fat’, ‘help’ and ‘come’ are all __________ (syllables).
4. That is __________ (sense)! You do not know what you are talking about.
5. The principal __________ (-war) problem was to rebuild the destroyed cities and industries.
6. Maybe future trains will run on just a single track. The system is called a __________ (rail).
7. To prevent petrol from freezing, put __________ (freeze) in the tank.
8. I am not __________ (-marriage). I think it is a very good custom.
9. I am afraid the club is not open to ___________ (-members).
10. She is __________ (social). She does not like meeting new people.

Ex.4. In each space below put a verb made from the word in brackets.

1. The teachers __________ the pupils to study. (courage)
2. Free education __________ ordinary people to reach positions of power. (able)
3. The garden is __________ by a high wall. (close)
4. Travel __________ people’s lives. (rich)
5. They both __________ in the army a year before the war broke out. (list)
6. The new photocopier will __________ documents by up to 100%. (large)
7. They want to ­­__________ their children in their local school. (roll)
8. We __________ a number of difficulties in our first job. (counter)
9. We must be careful not to do anything that might __________ the economic recovery. (danger)
10. The new teacher had failed to __________ any sort of discipline. (force)
11. He was __________ in 1965 for attempted murder. (prison)
12. The owner's name and address is stored on a microchip and __________ in the dog’s body.(plant)
13. That look of hatred would be __________ on her mind forever. (print)

Ex.10. In each space below put a verb made from the word in brackets.

1. Ten minutes later she __________ from the storeroom holding a picture. (appear)
2. Jane is going to be late, so we have to __________ the order of speakers. (arrange)
3. The meeting was designed to __________ parents whose children were taking exams that summer. (assure)
4. The cathedral was completely __________ in 1625 after it had been destroyed by fire. (build)
5. Can you __________ what happened last night? (call)
6. As far as I can __________, his name is Edward. (collect)
7. The police tried to __________ the crime using the statements of the witnesses. (construct)
8. It took her a long time to __________ from her heart operation. (cover)
9. She is trying to be __________. (-elect)
10. The Japanese __________ more than half their waste paper. (cycle)
11. The men came to __________ the rubbish from outside the house. (move)
12. I promised to __________ the plate I had dropped. (place)
13. The first edition sold out so we are to __________ it. (print)
14. His work was __________ on posters, leaflets and magazines. (produce)
15. The news of the accident meant she had to __________ her speech. (write)
16. Will you __________ the tape so we can hear it again? (wind)
17. She __________ her speech for a younger audience. (work)