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Today's topic: This weeks quiz is all about word building, using prefixes to change the meaning.
1. When the pilot was taken ill, the __-pilot took control of the plane.

co
 bi
ex
sub

Pilot
2. It's like a boat under the sea, it's a ____marine.

pre
 sub
uni
under

Ship
3. I go to a ___sex hairdressers, there are both men and women customers.

Uni
 Bi
Tri
Multi

Womans head
4. I was late for work because I ____slept.
under
re
co
over
Man sleeping
5. He got his degree last year, now he's doing ____graduate studies.
super
non
post
pre
Students
6. He's so rich, he's a _____ millionaire.
multi
post
super
over
Money

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