PREFIXES 1

EXERCISE 45(A)
 

She has composed some music to go with the song.
It is necessary to compare all the figures for past years.
The customers will complain if the store is not open on time.
This report comprises notes on the meeting and accounts.
They will complete the building of the house in six months.
We are having a competition for the fastest runner.
 

They need to install a completely new computer system.
All our computers are checked by our technician.
I have computed how much money is needed for this project.
The college plans to combine these two courses into one.
This box contains all the papers for the sale of the house.
We shall continue to serve our customers for many years.
 

The weather today is a big contrast with yesterday’s rain.
The construction of the factory has taken two years.
I shall take a break at the conclusion of my studies.
From these letters we conclude that they do not wish to come.
The builders have laid the concrete for the new road.
We are very confident that we can finish it in time.
 

Too much information will only confuse everyone.
I hired a van to convey all the luggage to the station.
It is the job of the judge to convict the guilty party.
As a consequence of the storm, it is not convenient to travel.
We shall consider everything and then consult our adviser.
We have sent them our report for their consideration.

We are conscious of the need to improve the facilities.
The information in the booklet was concise and accurate.
How to conserve their energy was a concern for the walkers.

At college we studied the composition of the rock formations.
The firm must pay compensation to the injured worker.
There was condensation running down all the windows.
 

The business said it would commit to lowering prices.
We have two committee meetings to attend this morning.
We are committed to improving the safety of the building.
This short road connects the two areas of the town.
I believe there is a connection between these two events.
It is fairly common for visitors to ask those questions.*

* "question" Optional contraction
 

Mr Thomas is commonly known as Old Tom in the village.
The college will commence business courses in September.
The officer gave the command for the army to advance.
A commuter’s journey may consist of bus and train travel.
The statue commemorates the sacrifice of the soldiers.
The men connived to steal cash from the store.
 

We looked at the compass to find which direction was north.
They started a new construction company last year.
A constable is an older British word for police officer.
The inn provided comfort and food for the travellers.
She comforted the child after he fell over in the park.
This new sofa is very comfortable and roomy.

EXERCISE 45(B)
 

We have to disconnect the pipes before doing the repair.
After the repair we can reconnect them again.
I have a compost bin in which the leaves can decompose.
He is utterly incompetent and consistently makes errors.
The puzzle was incomplete, with many pieces missing.
The man was knocked unconscious when the bike hit him.
 

Incongruous means out of keeping or inconsistent.
We think this ill-conceived plan will fail immediately.
They were over-confident in taking that fast shorthand test.
It is a pre-condition of the work that the forms are signed.
They hired a sub-contractor to do all the plumbing work.
He served in the army in a non-combatant officer role.
 

To con is a slang word meaning to swindle or trick.
He conned those pensioners out of their life savings.
He was convicted of regularly conning the customers.
We read our comics on the seat under the conifer trees.
The comedy was about two people searching for a comet.
For the recipe I needed to buy some comfrey and a coconut.

EXERCISE 45(C)
 

I was an adviser on the commission for education.
The artist took on a commission for a painting.
They will be commissioning a portrait of their director.
Yesterday I spoke to the commissioner about the matter.
We heard a commotion outside the office window.
We had to commiserate with him over his failed test.
 

We send our commiserations to you on this sad occasion.
We have invited the consul to our meeting next week.
She is staying at the consulate for the next two months.
His consular duties include meeting the heads of businesses.
My friend is a well-known connoisseur of modern art.
The plane made a reconnaissance flight over the region.

EXERCISE 45(D)
 

These successes have a cumulative effect on his confidence.
The mountain bike was too cumbersome for the young child.
We are taking a walking holiday in the Cumbrian hills.
A cummerbund is a wide sash worn as a belt.
Her cognitive abilities are going to improve rapidly.
We are cognizant of the need to improve our safety record.
 

Earth's circumference is nearly twenty-five thousand miles.
They tried to circumvent the rules on paying taxes.
The ship is attempting a circumnavigation of the earth.
I do not intend to encumber myself with these extra projects.
It is incumbent on the new directors to visit all the offices.
He travelled incognito so that no-one would recognise him.

EXERCISE 45(E)
 

Concomitant means existing or occurring at the same time.
There was a financial depression and the concomitant poverty.
There is a concomitance of bad weather and road accidents.
A co-conspirator is someone who helps another in their plot.
They discovered many co-conspirators involved in the crime.
To conspire is to work with others to commit a crime.

EXERCISE 45(F)
 

Every day I commute twenty miles to the office.
The commutation of prison sentences to fines was a relief.
Her absence from the meeting connotes a lack of respect.
The word work has a negative connotation for the lazy.
His contention is that continuation of studies is unnecessary.
A condition of the course is that tuition fees are paid first.

EXERCISE 45(G)
 

I intend to accomplish all my goals by the end of the year.
Our accommodation included a large swimming pool.
This hotel can accommodate two hundred guests.
I have accommodated his request to sit in on the meeting.
The parents always accompany their kids to the school.
She sang a song and I accompanied her on the piano.

The robber had an accomplice who waited in the car.

He is a very unaccommodating person when given his orders.
We do not allow the kids to walk to school unaccompanied.
His aim is to accumulate as much money as possible.
An accumulator is an old type of battery or adding machine.
The accumulation of skills is very desirable nowadays.

EXERCISE 45(H)
 

She made the self-same mistakes in her work every day.
I have bought some self-help books on several subjects.
We have been self-employed for the past six years.
The musician told us he was completely self-taught.
We can see that all these children are very self-reliant.
He has attended some evening classes on self-defence.
 

I have never met anyone with such a self-important attitude.
Her self-importance is not a good side of her character.
I was full of self-satisfaction after completing the project.
She told them that they must never lose their self-respect.
The family on the farm are completely self-sufficient in food.
We think it is only self-interest that makes them help us.
 

I am sure his better self would have agreed to help.
We were looking after our own selves on that day.
Her selfless action on that day was appreciated by all.
He acted most selflessly when the child fell into the water.
You must prepare yourself for some surprising news.
It seems you have got yourselves into a lot of trouble.
 

She bought herself a new dress and some shoes.
When slang says "theirselves" the rest of us say "themselves".

At last I found myself standing in front of the new house.
He has built himself a small garden shed from a kit.
We have been discussing the matter amongst ourselves.
They are telling themselves that everything will be fine.

EXERCISE 45(I)
 

He showed great self-control when they spoke to him.
We have booked a self-contained holiday villa by the sea.
The applicant is a very self-confident person indeed.
She was very self-conscious about her appearance.
We think that self-congratulation is rather out of place.
Her self-condemnation over this was completely unnecessary.

EXERCISE 45(J)
 

She is a very selfish person who only thinks of herself.
Their selfishness in this matter was clear to everyone.
It was the unselfish thing to do in this circumstance.
The circumstances of the case were described by the judge.

We think that he acted very selfishly indeed.

It is easy to tell oneself that there will be no consequences.
 

He said that his commercial activities take up all his time.
We think it is commercially wise to follow this opportunity.
The judge did not allow any of the circumstantial evidence.
We are not in favour of the commercialism of this event.
She had a good career in commerce up in the city.
This new commercial is better than their other commercials.
 

EXERCISE 45(K)

I am confident that James will pass all his exams.
I have completed my college course in shorthand.
They said you must continue to write to us in the future.
We shall complain to the council about the traffic.
They may conclude that he does not want the job.
At the meeting, he confused the names of the directors.
 

I have sent you a copy of the building committee minutes.
Please can you inform the committee of the new staff hours.
The members have various concerns about the changes.
In my report I will compare the income tax figures.
They said their conclusions will be described in the minutes.

The incoming leader had to face very difficult conditions.

You must consider all the options before making a decision.
I have considered everything that they said to me.
They have been taking all this information into consideration.
They brought the meeting to a most satisfactory conclusion.
We have now come to the conclusion that costs will rise.

They came to the conclusion that more staff were needed.
 

I am not unhappy about this, on the contrary I am delighted.
I shall inform them that I am concerned about the costs.
As far as I am concerned, I shall be happy to pay the bill.
Tell the builders that we are concerned about the project.
Price rises and delays are necessary consequences of this.
His late arrival had very unexpected consequences.

Top of page