Vocabulary - Affix

Root word

100

In "A short length of time", what's the root word for "length"? 

Long

200

The game show was so boring. What's the root word of "boring"? 

What's the difference between "I'm bored" and "I'm boring"?

Bore

300

What's the root word of "specialization"? Can you use the root word to make a different word? 

s​pecial, 

specialty, specialize 

400

Fill in blanks: 

The owner of the factory, Ford, also paid very good wages to his workfoce, _______ many other employers in the 1930s. (Like) 

unlike 

500

Which word have a similar meaning as "cheap"? Name the root word of it? 

A. pricey  B. economic  C. less expensive  D. affordable 

D. affordable 

Afford

Prefix

100

The opposite of honest is unhonest. True or False? 

False. It should be dishonest. 

200

The opposite of patient is unpatient. True or false?

False. Impatient. 

300

What's the opposite of convenient? 

A. unconvenient  B. inconvenient  C. convenientless 

B. inconvenient

400

The manager is late for the staff meeting. That is very _________. (profession)

Unprofessional 

500

Any ___calculation will result in a delay in starting up the production line. 

A. il-  B. im-  C. dis-  D. mis-

D. mis-

miscalculation 

Suffix

100

The c______ is the long belt we use to move the products in the facotory. 

conveyor

200

The changes we are making can't be ________. 

A. returned  B. returning C. reversed D. reversing

C. reversed 

300

Fill in the blanks: Workers might be more _____ (skill) than robots, but their  _______ (produce) is lower than robots. 

skillful, productivity 

400

Our ______ (style) smartphones are made in factories in South East Asia. 

Stylish 

500

Most accidents involving heavy machinery are _____. 

A. avoid   B. avoidance   C. avoiding   D. avoidable 

D. avoidable 

Bonus questions

100

How do you pronounce the below words? 

Avoided, automated, exhausted

Avoided /did/

automated /did/

exhausted /tid/

200

He didn't pass the first a_________ (test/exam), so the teacher needs to reassess him in a week. 

assessment

300

The _____ of public transportation is _____ for people in living in the city. 

A. available, important  B. accessibility, curcial

C. availability, crucial D. accessibility, unimportant

C. availability, crucial 

400

The book presents an ______ of the causes of the civil war. 

A. analyse  B. analyst  C. analytical  D. analysis 

D. analysis 

500

Bicycle lanes are 1. b______ to public health, 2. s_____ and the environment. 

Tips: 1. means good, 2. people don't have accidents

1.beneficial 2. safety