Verbs + prepositions
Note: ملاحظة
Many verbs are followed by prepositions. Sometimes more than one preposition can be correct depending on the use of the verb.
A. Complete the chart with the verbs in the box. Some of the verbs can be found in the text on page 12 and some may be followed by more than one preposition.
argue - refer - suffer - die - cooperate
listen - agree - associate - link - escape
fight - belong - choose - speak - recover
verb + from
suffer
die
escape
choose
recover
verb + with
argue
cooperate
agree
associate
fight
verb + to
refer
listen
link
belong
speak
B. Complete the sentences below using verbs and prepositions from the exercise above.
1. The book is about how two men escape from prison.
2. Many people suffer from allergies in the spring.
3. I don't agree / agree with Kareem; I think we should go by train.
4. Who does this jacket belong to?
5. When students work together on projects, they learn how to cooperate with each other.
2. NEGATIVE PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES
A. Look at the following extract from the text on
page 12. Does the prefix mis- add a positive or
a negative meaning to the word understanding?
...and help us avoid misunderstandings.
B. Look at the word in bold in the sentence below.
What does it mean? Choose a or b.
Don't lend Tony your car; he is a very careless driver.
a. giving serious attention to something
b. not careful
Note: ملاحظه
• The prefixes un-, in- and mis- are used
before adjectives, adverbs and nouns to
give them the opposite meaning (happinessunhappiness,
correct-incorrect, understandingmisunderstanding).
• The suffix -less is used after a noun to form an
adjective which means without that quality or
characteristic (care-careless).
C. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the words in capitals.
1. Don’t be afraid of the camel. It is completely harmless. HARM
2. You use informal language when you write a letter to a friend. FORMAL
3. I don’t wear these shoes very often because they are very uncomfortable. COMFORTABLE
4. We are staying at this hotel because it is relatively inexpensive. EXPENSIVE
5. The manager is unable to see you at the moment because he is in a meeting. ABLE
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