Prefixes exercise 4

1.After the spinning ride at Disneyworld, Pat had _vertigo_ and had to sit down until he was steady again.

2. We will try to see problems before they arrive and _avert_ them.

3. I think I will _revert_ back to the way I used to drive to work because there is less traffic.

4. We have to _convert_ our dollars and cents into pounds and pence before we go to England.

5. When students got together and refused to take standardized tests, they were suspended for the _subversive_ activity .

6. We might go camping if the weather is not too _adverse_.

7. The rule for the dance marathon was that you had to be _vertical_ and moving. If you stopped or sat down you were out.

8.A good salesperson is often an _extrovert_ who really likes to get out and talk to people.

9. You have to sign this form to show you give your _controversial_ for them to take you on this dangerous rafting trip.

10. Carl had a lot of _adversity_ growing up, but he didn't let it keep him from being a good student and going to college.

11. A slug is not a _vertebrate_ because it has no backbone.

12. If you _invert_ the number 9, it looks like a 6.

13. Beth has a _diverse_ rock collection from many different places in the world.




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