prefixes quiz

Team A
Complete the words on the right. All of them begin with a prefix. The number in brackets () shows the number of letters. What would you call a secretary who could speak _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (12) five languages? What would you call rice that had been cooked for an hour? To succeed in ost things! you need to believe in yourself" #n other words! you need to be What would you call a newspaper that strongly supported the govern ent? (o eone who behaves in a childish way is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (10)

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*n anti+ue vase that you cannot replace is

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#f you want to change the colour of the walls of a roo ! you need to ________ the

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#f you think so eone said -celery- when in fact they _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ()) said -salary-! you _________ the "

Team B
Complete the words on the right. all of them begin with a prefix. The number in brackets () shows the number of letters.

What do you call co panies that operate in different countries?

any

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.andwriting that is so bad you cannot read it is

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* railway line that is no longer used is

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ (,)

* pack of playing cards with five cards

issing is

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (10)

#f you checked your restaurant bill and found that a soft drink was down at /200 you were (o eone who works 12 hours a day! seven days a week is * building with any floors is called a __________ building *n argu ent that is not logical is

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Distribute these answer slips after a few minutes to help teams complete the task. Check they have the correct answers. A teams then ui! " teams and vice#versa.

Team A Answers (not in order) repaint i ature isheard self$confident

Team B Answers (not in order) inco plete illogical ulti$storey overworked

pro$govern ent irreplaceable ultilingual overcooked Team A Answers (not in order) repaint i ature isheard self$confident pro$govern ent irreplaceable ultilingual overcooked Team A Answers (not in order) repaint i ature isheard self$confident pro$govern ent irreplaceable ultilingual overcooked

overcharged illegible ultinational disused Team B Answers (not in order) inco plete illogical ulti$storey overworked overcharged illegible ultinational disused Team B Answers (not in order) inco plete illogical ulti$storey overworked overcharged illegible ultinational disused

Answers in order

Team A What would you call a secretary who could speak five languages? multilingual What would you call rice that had been cooked for an hour? overcooked To succeed in ost things! you need to believe in yourself" #n other words! you need to be self-confident What would you call a newspaper that strongly supported the govern ent? pro-government (o eone who behaves in a childish way is immature *n anti+ue vase that you cannot replace is irreplaceable #f you want to change the colour of the walls of a roo ! you need to ________ the repaint #f you think so eone said -celery- when in fact they said -salary-! you _________ the " misheard Team B What do you call co panies that operate in multinational any different countries?

.andwriting that is so bad you cannot read it is illegible * railway line that is no longer used is disused * pack of playing cards with five cards incomplete issing is

#f you checked your restaurant bill and found that a soft drink was down at /200 you were overcharged (o eone who works 12 hours a day! seven days a week is overworked * building with multi-storey any floors is called a __________ building

*n argu ent that is not logical is illogical