EXERCISE ON NEGATIVE PREFIXES

Complete the sentences:

1. The news has just _____________(office) been made known. We shouldn’t do anything about it now.

2. Ian has given some elucidatory comments. But I am still in ___________(agree) with him.

3. Youth is then followed by the ____________(avoid) of old age.

4. ______________(biotic) can destroy bacteria.

5. The UNO always tries to ensure ____________(interfere) with one nation’s affair.

6. He finally had to confess the _____________(expedient) of the new machine.

7. She is a(n) _____________(sympathy) person; she shows no feelings towards other’s misery.

8. He incurred her ____________(pleased) by refusing her invitation.

9. She used to be rich, but she had several bits of ___________(chance)

10. I don’t know why you’re talking about _____________(exit) things. Get back to earth.

11. The man showed his ____________(courteous) by not asking the woman to sit down.

12. That was a(n) ___________(belief) story. I can’t believe it.

13. The porters are _____________(load) the ship to free it from the port as soon as possible.

14. I’m afraid your answer is quite __________(logic).

15. The Mona Lisa is a(n) _____________(replacement) work of art.

16. He’s standing too far. What he’s saying is quite __________(audibility) to us.

17. At the party he _____________(reputation) behaved like a crazy person.

18. There is _____________(frequency) rain in March though it is still in the dry season.

19. The government is now carrying out _____________(literate) eradication in the mountainous areas.

20. They realized they___________(retrieve) of the match when they were three _ nil down.

21. Those people have their ___________(shake) faith in God.

22. The students were surprised by their teacher’s _____________(diplomacy) comments that made the visitors very

embarrassed.

23. He has several _____________(liberty) opinions about freedom of speech. He is against it.

24. I am __________________(commit) to the view. I see no need for it.

25. He has been accused of __________(loyal) to the party.

26. Nguyen Dinh Chieu is a kind of school for ______________(adjustment) children.

27. That’s a quite ___________(culture) man who uses lots of fool language in his speech.

28. I think he’s got to be careful with his __________(revolution) ideas, or he’ll get into trouble with the police.

29. It is ___________(normalize) hot today.

30. The _______________(alignment) nations do not support any major power such as the USA.

31. There is a serious _____________(balancing) between our import and export trade.

32. We can eat raw fish, but we can’t eat ____________(cookery) meal.

33. Sending an innocent man to prison is a clear instance of ____________(carry) of justice.

34. In critical situations, they often lose because they play so _________________(profession).

35. Don’t be surprised at his ___________(moral); he’s still a child.

36. She was ______________(belief) and even shocked at what he said.

37. The local authority has to do something to help those ______________(mobilize) to get a job.

38. How he could stay __________(abash) after doing such a(n) __________(moral) thing I have never know.

39. Thousands of African children are ___________(nourishment); they are suffered from

______________(nutrition).

40. Those _______________(obey) boys should be severely punished.

41. This is a ____________(profit) organization. It is in fact a charitable one.

42. Her _____________(hope) was so serious that she acted in a(n) ____________(imagine) way. We need to help

her out of her depression.

43. I think his expression is ____________(ambiguity); people can understand it clearly.

44. His _______________(appropriate) of the fund earned him a five-year sentence.

45. Your clothes are ________________(appropriate) for going to school.

46. It was stupid and _______________(ration) to feel frightened.

47. One of the biggest disadvantages of living in a city is the ____________(security) life.

48. The students were _______________(information), and they all came late for the test.

49. They are ______________(like) to win the prize, I’m afraid.

50. The boy was ____________(qualify) from the second round of the tournament.