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Exercises

71.1 Which negative adjective fits each of the following definitions?

1 unfair meansnotbeingfairorright
2 meansimpossibletoeat.
3 meansunabletoreadorwrite.
4 meansnotbeingwellorganised.
5 meansnothavingmuchsenseofresponsibility.
6 meansunabletobereplaced.

71.2 Use the word in brackets to complete the sentences. Add the necessary prefix and put the

word in the correct form.
1 Therunnerwas disqualified afterabloodtest.(qualify)

2 Children(andadults)love parcelsatChristmastime.(wrap)
3 IalmostalwaysfindthatI withhisopinion.(agree)
4 I’msurehe’slyingbutit’sgoingtobehardto hisstory.(prove)
5 AfterabriefspeechthePresident thenewstatue.(veil)
6 Ittooktheremovalmenanhour ourthingsfromthevan.(load)
7 Hisphonewas becausehedidn’tpayhislastbill.(connect)
8 Hannah theletterandbegantoreadit.(fold)

71.3 Answer the following questions with words from the table opposite.

1 Whatkindofovencooksthingsparticularlyfast? microwave
2 Howcanyoudescribeacream,forexample,thathelpspreventinfection?
3 Whatkindofcompanyhasbranchesinmanycountries?
4 Howareaeroplanesoftenflownforeasystretchesofaflight?on

5 Whatisastudentwhoisstudyingforaseconddegree?
6 Whatwordmeans‘undergroundrailway’intheUSand‘undergroundpassage’in
theUK?

71.4 Write the opposites of the words underlined. Not all the words you need are on the
opposite page. Use a dictionary to help you.

1 He’saveryhonestman. dishonest 7 She’semployed.
2 I’msureshe’sdiscreet. 8 He’sveryefficient.
3 Ialwaysfindhimverysensitive. 9 Thedoorislocked.
4 It’saconvincingargument. 10 Heseemsgratefulforourhelp.
5 That’saveryrelevantpoint. 11 I’msureshe’sloyaltothefirm.
6 She’salwaysobedient. 12 He’satolerantperson.

71.5 Using the table opposite, construct words or phrases to replace the underlined words.

1 He’sinfavouroftheAmericanapproach. pro-American
2 TheBBCtriestoavoidpronouncingforeignwordsincorrectly.
3 Mostpeoplesaytheyhavetoworktoohardbutarepaidtoolittle.
4 Dansaysthateconomicsisnotreallyascienceevenifitclaimstobeone.
5 She’sstillongoodtermswiththemanwhousedtobeherhusband.
6 Hemadeamistakeinthecalculationandhadtodoitagain.

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