Prefix Power: From Anti- to Under-
A 15-question C1 vocabulary game on English prefixes. It opens with anti- and then works through bi-, dis-, inter-, il-, mis-, mono-, out-, over-, post-, re- and under-, in that order. The final questions return to anti- and contrast it with ante-.
A free Millionaire Quiz for Adults at CEFR C1 level. Topic: anti-.
Questions
- Your doctor diagnoses strep throat, a bacterial infection, and prescribes tablets to take by mouth for ten days. What kind of medicine are these tablets? — A) a probiotic B) an antibody C) an antiseptic D) an antibiotic
- A translator keeps a dictionary that gives each word in English alongside its equivalent in Spanish. What kind of dictionary is this? — A) a bilingual dictionary B) a multilingual dictionary C) a monolingual dictionary D) a translational dictionary
- The new laboratory results were conclusive: they ___ the long-standing theory, showing beyond doubt that it was false. — A) misproved B) disproved C) unproved D) inproved
- The company set up a committee whose members come from marketing, finance and HR. Its job is to improve communication across these units. What kind of committee is it? — A) intradepartmental B) interdepartmental C) multidepartmental D) transdepartmental
- The doctor's handwriting on the prescription was so messy that the pharmacist had to phone to check it. The note was completely ___. — A) unlegible B) illegible C) dislegible D) inlegible
- He read the assembly guide in a hurry and ___ the diagrams. As a result, the bookshelf ended up upside down. — A) disinterpreted B) reinterpreted C) misinterpreted D) uninterpreted
- The lecturer droned on for two hours in the same flat, unvarying voice, and half the audience nodded off. How would you describe his delivery? — A) monolithic B) monotonous C) monogamous D) monochrome
- Within six months of its release, her latest thriller had ___ all of her previous novels put together. — A) resold B) outsold C) undersold D) oversold
- The consultant's report ___ the risks of the merger. In reality, the dangers turned out to be far smaller than predicted. — A) outstated B) understated C) overstated D) restated
- Her bank balance was low until payday, so she wrote a cheque with next month's date on it. That way, the landlord couldn't cash it yet. What kind of cheque was it? — A) predated B) backdated C) postdated D) outdated
- The band acrimoniously split up in 2005, but to their fans' delight they agreed to ___ for a reunion tour in 2024. — A) perform B) reform C) deform D) re-form
- Before the bank could approve the loan, an insurer had to agree to ___ the policy, accepting the financial risk if things went wrong. — A) rewrite B) overwrite C) outwrite D) underwrite
- For a lifelong pacifist like her, the minister's call for military action was the very ___ of everything she believed in. — A) antagonist B) antithesis C) antipathy D) antidote
- Guests were asked to wait in a small ___ off the main hall before being shown into the ballroom. — A) anteroom B) antiroom C) postroom D) interroom
- Despite years of working side by side, she harboured a deep-seated ___ towards her colleague, an aversion she could never quite explain. — A) empathy B) apathy C) sympathy D) antipathy
Printable worksheet
This Millionaire Quiz comes with a free printable worksheet: 2 parts for students to do after the game, and an answer key for the teacher. It prints at three levels (Support, Core and Challenge); this is the Challenge sheet. Sign in free to print the whole sheet.
What's on the worksheet
- Answer from memory · No options this time. Write the answer.
- Write your own question · Write a new question about anti-, with one right answer and three wrong ones.
Part 1: Answer from memory
No options this time. Write the answer.
- Your doctor diagnoses strep throat, a bacterial infection, and prescribes tablets to take by mouth for ten days. What kind of medicine are these tablets?
- A translator keeps a dictionary that gives each word in English alongside its equivalent in Spanish. What kind of dictionary is this?
- The new laboratory results were conclusive: they ___ the long-standing theory, showing beyond doubt that it was false.