1. Word building. of the verbs.

1) Use the following prefixes to form a new verb. Write down the meaning

Prefix

Word

New verb

Meaning

re-

build fresh

dis-

appear

connect

mis-

understand

inform

under-

estimate

cook

en-

danger

slave

over-

value

pay

2) Fill in the gaps in the sentences with an appropriate verb in the correct form. 1) I think that artists get a lot of money; to my mind, they are

2) I haven't seen my favourite actress for a long time. Do you know why she from the stage?

3) I was late yesterday because I was 4) His contribution to film-making is.

about the time of the meeting.

5) The film shows us how wild tribes conquered the country and

its people.

6) Before watching the play, I decided to 7) We must not

my memory and read the book again.

the significance of the art of theatre in our life.

8) Yesterday I couldn't watch the film because I was

from the Internet.

Prefix Word New verb Meaning
re- build rebuild build again
dis- appear disappear cease to be visible
connect connect connecting join together
mis- understand misunderstand fail to understand correctly
inform inform informing give information to
under- estimate underestimate estimate too low
cook cook cooking prepare food by heating
en- danger danger en-danger put in danger
slave slave slaving work excessively hard
over- value overvalue value too highly


1) I think that artists get a lot of money; to my mind, they are overvalued.
2) I haven't seen my favourite actress for a long time. Do you know why she disappeared from the stage?
3) I was late yesterday because I was cooking about the time of the meeting.
4) His contribution to film-making is underestimated.
5) The film shows us how wild tribes conquered the country and enslaved its people.
6) Before watching the play, I decided to refresh my memory and read the book again.
7) We must not underestimate the significance of the art of theatre in our life.
8) Yesterday I couldn't watch the film because I was disconnected from the Internet.