Практикум по лексикологии английского языка. Часть 1. Словообразование. Маковецкая Н.А - 7 стр.

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9. There can be no … (equal) in love. 10. She was thus quite … (intend) an
interested observer of their little interview. 11. An … (distinct) idea he had, that
the child was desolate and in want of help. 12. He was a man of … (limit) wealth.

Exercise 7. Construct words or phrases to replace the underlined words.
Example: He’s in favour of the American approach. He’s pro-American.

1.   The BBC tries to avoid pronouncing foreign words incorrectly.
2.   Most people say they have to work too hard but are paid too little.
3.   He dated his cheque with a date that was later than the real date.
4.   She’s still on good terms with the man who used to be her husband.
5.   He made so many mistakes in the letter that he had to write it again.

Exercise 8. Think of two examples for these prefixes.

Anti-, auto-, bi-, ex-, micro-, mis-, mono-, multi-, over-, post-, pro-, re-, semi-,
sub-, under-.

Exercise 9. Complete the text below by inserting the word in brackets with its
correct prefix.

     The job advertisement had asked for a self-motivated individual with good
social skills. I remember thinking that the salary wasn’t brilliant, but the job didn’t
seem too (1) ____________ (paid) for what was required. However, I soon found
out that what they wanted was a workaholic!
     The factory was dirty, noisy, and the work was incredibly tiring. The place
was seriously (2)____________ (staffed) – ten people doing the work of fifteen –
and the management was lazy and (3)_____________ (efficient). It soon became
clear that anything the factory produced was (4)______________ (standard) as
quality control was minimal. Not surprisingly, relations within the workforce were
poor and it was impossible to get anybody to co-operate on projects. People were
either irritable and (5)_________________ (patient) or just couldn’t be bothered.
     I remember the day I finally handed in my resignation. I tried to explain some
of the problems I’d experienced to senior management, and implied that some of
their working practices were completely (7)_______________ (communicative)
and (8) __________________ (interested). I was faced with a wall of silence, then
more or less thrown out of the factory gates.