Answer Key

Grammar Quiz 8 – Wordformation 2 (prefixes)

Test Your Prefixes.
Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets.
  1. Paul is  [ambidextrous] . He can use the left hand or the right hand equally well.
  2. We have to work within established  [parameters] of time and money.
  3. Anne is  [hypersensitive] about her weight. She is always considering some new diets.
  4. I was  [displeased] with the neighbors for waking me up in the middle of the night.
  5. His grandfather was  [illiterate] . He wasn't able to read.
  6. This cannot be  [irrefutably] proved.
  7. It's a  [biannual] meeting. It occurs twice a year.
  8. The law was made  [retroactive] to 1 January 2004.
  9. It was an  [unimportant] decision.
  10. The products were below the usual standard. They were  [substandard] .