Prefixes and Suffixes

Category 1

100

My team hoped to win the quiz last night but nearly all of our answers were _______.

CORRECT

INCORRECT

100

English as a lot of ________ verbs like went, had, did, etc.

REGULAR

IRREGULAR

200

The man told me that the car I was buying was new, but I later discovered it was second-hand. That was really _______ of him.

HONEST

DISHONEST

200

I'll help you as soon as I get the chance. Please stop being so ______!

PATIENT

IMPATIENT

300

Our dress code at work is very _______. We can wear whatever we like, provided that we don't look untidy.

FORMAL

INFORMAL

Category 2

100

I hit my head on the door frame as I entered the room. It was so ______ that I thought I would pass out.

PAIN

PAINFUL

100

My bike has two flat tyres and a broken chain. It's completely _________

USE

USELESS

200

Can you ______ my suitcase for me? I can't get the zip open!

DO

UNDO

200

The manager at the interview said I was too ______ for the job, even though I had been doing the same thing for five years.

EXPERIENCED

INEXPERIENCED

300

I enjoyed my job at first, but I became increasingly _______ as the weeks went on.

CONTENTED

DISCONTENTED

Category 2

100

Have you met Mary's older brother? We went for dinner and he was really ______. It's strange because Mary is so lovely!

FRIENDLY

UNFRIENDLY

100

We'll never drive through all this snow. The situation is absolutely _______.

HOPE

HOPELESS

200

The hotel room they gave us was dark, cold, damp and ________.

CHEER

CHEERLESS

200

When I was at school, I thought that a lot of things I was learning were _____ but now I realise how useful they were.

RELEVANT

IRRELEVANT

300

In some countries, it's considered _______ to ask how much money they earn.

POLITE

IMPOLITE