Prefixes – C

By Cecilia Brabin | January 3, 2013

Choose which prefix would fit the definition!

Eg – use sth to excess – verb – overuse

 

 

 

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1. [Multiple choice]

given the wrong diagnosis about a medical condition or problem – adj – …..diagnosed

Answers for Quiz [1].

  • 1. under
  • 2. over
  • 3. dis
  • 4. mis

2. [Multiple choice]

cooked before being sold or heated again – adj – …..cooked

Answers for Quiz [2].

  • 1. pre- (correct)
  • 2. post
  • 3. under
  • 4. re

3. [Multiple choice]

student at a university who has not yet completed his / her first degree – noun & adj – …..graduate

Answers for Quiz [3].

  • 1. under (correct)
  • 2. un
  • 3. ill
  • 4. post

4. [Multiple choice]

given poor advice – adj – ……advised

Answers for Quiz [4].

  • 1. under-
  • 2. mis-
  • 3. un
  • 4. ill- (correct)

5. [Multiple choice]

change the corporate image of – verb – …..brand

Answers for Quiz [5].

  • 1. over
  • 2. re (correct)
  • 3. post
  • 4. mis-

6. [Multiple choice]

to bring down, put an end to a government or political régime – verb – …throw

Answers for Quiz [6].

  • 1. sub
  • 2. under
  • 3. anti-
  • 4. over (correct)

7. [Multiple choice]

an unfortunate event, or bad luck – noun – ………fortune

Answers for Quiz [7].

  • 1. mis (correct)
  • 2. un
  • 3. dis
  • 4. im

8. [Multiple choice]

not friendly – adj – ….friendly

Answers for Quiz [8].

  • 1. over-
  • 2. under-
  • 3. in
  • 4. un (correct)

9. [Multiple choice]

asked to pay less than one should have done – adj – ..…charged

Answers for Quiz [9].

  • 1. ill
  • 2. over-
  • 3. under (correct)
  • 4. un

10. [Multiple choice]

paid in advance – adj – …..-paid

Answers for Quiz [10].

  • 1. post-
  • 2. re
  • 3. over
  • 4. pre (correct)

11. [Multiple choice]

badly prepared – adj – …..-prepared

Answers for Quiz [11].

  • 1. under
  • 2. un
  • 3. ill (correct)
  • 4. over

12. [Multiple choice]

consume too much food –verb – ….eat

Answers for Quiz [12].

  • 1. mis
  • 2. over (correct)
  • 3. re
  • 4. under
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