Complete each of the following sentences by supplying the correct word. There are EIGHT questions in all.
1) UNDERSTAND
It is .......... that you wish to change jobs, but the company will be very disappointed to lose you.
2) PLEASANT He is a rude man and speaks .......... to everyone.
3) SYMPATHY My friends all .......... with me when I lost my handbag on the train.
4) THREE Apparently a .......... of all marriages in the UK end in divorce.
5) DO That simple mistake meant she managed to .......... all her good work.
6) VACANCY There has been an overwhelming response to the two job .......... that were advertised last week.
7) BEAUTY She really does play the piano .......... , doesn't she?
8) KIND My grandmother was one of the .......... people you could ever have met.
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Familiarise yourself with common Engish prefixes and suffixes. There are a small selection of these below. Try to come up with two or three examples of each of the following prefixes and suffixes: