Van één woord vier maken

Voorbeelden

1. Their indecision cost us the whole summer.

   Hun besluiteloosheid kostte ons de hele zomer.

2. The report was decisive and unusually readable.

   Het rapport was doorslaggevend en ongewoon leesbaar.

3. She misread the date and arrived a week early.

   Ze las de datum verkeerd en kwam een week te vroeg.

4. The flat is unquestionably overpriced for the area.

   De flat is onmiskenbaar te duur voor de buurt.

Veelgemaakte fouten

• ✗Fout: The decide was taken in March.

  ✓Goed: The decision was taken in March.

  Het zelfstandig naamwoord van decide is decision.

• ✗Fout: It is unpossible to read.

  ✓Goed: It is impossible to read.

  Vóór p is het ontkennende voorvoegsel im-.

• ✗Fout: He read it wrongly and signed it.

  ✓Goed: He misread it and signed it.

  mis- draagt verkeerd in één woord.

Oefenvragen

Probeer elke vraag eerst zelf en open dan „Toon antwoord” voor de oplossing en de reden.

1. 1Kies de juiste zin.

   1. ATheir response was immediate and disshelpful.
   2. BTheir response was immediate and imhelpful.
   3. CTheir response was immediate and inhelpful.
   4. DTheir response was immediate and unhelpful.
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: D Their response was immediate and unhelpful.

   De ontkenning van helpful is unhelpful.

2. 2Kies de juiste zin.

   1. AThe clause is inrelevant to this case.
   2. BThe clause is irrelevant to this case.
   3. CThe clause is disrelevant to this case.
   4. DThe clause is unrelevant to this case.
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: B The clause is irrelevant to this case.

   Vóór r is het voorvoegsel ir-.

3. 3Kies de juiste zin.

   1. AWe need to clarifyation the second paragraph.
   2. BWe need to clarifing the second paragraph.
   3. CWe need to clarify the second paragraph.
   4. DWe need to clarification the second paragraph.
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: C We need to clarify the second paragraph.

   clarify is het werkwoord; clarification het zelfstandig naamwoord.

4. 4Vul het gat in.

   Her _____ to reply was taken as a refusal.

   1. Afailed
   2. Bfail
   3. Cfailure
   4. Dfailing to
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: C Her failure to reply was taken as a refusal.

   Het zelfstandig naamwoord van fail is failure.

5. 5Vul het gat in.

   The instructions were completely _____ .

   1. Aincomprehensible
   2. Bimcomprehensible
   3. Cuncomprehensible
   4. Ddiscomprehensible
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: A The instructions were completely incomprehensible .

   Het voorvoegsel is hier in-.

6. 6Vul het gat in.

   They _____ the risk and lost a week.

   1. Aunderestimate of
   2. Bunderestimated
   3. Cunderestimation
   4. Dunderestimating
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: B They underestimated the risk and lost a week.

   under- plus het werkwoord.

7. 7Vul het gat in.

   The whole process needs to be _____ .

   1. Asimply
   2. Bsimplification
   3. Csimplified
   4. Dsimpleness
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: C The whole process needs to be simplified .

   simplify is het werkwoord, hier passief.

8. 8Vul het gat in.

   His account of it was completely _____ .

   1. Ainconsistent
   2. Bdisconsistent
   3. Cimconsistent
   4. Dunconsistent
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: A His account of it was completely inconsistent .

   Het voorvoegsel is in- vóór c.

9. 9Deze zin klopt niet. Kies de verbetering.

   Welke zin is fout?

   1. AThe agency was completely unwilling to help.
   2. BThe agency showed a complete unwilling to help.
   3. CThe agency would not help at all.
   4. DThe agency showed a complete unwillingness to help.
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: B The agency showed a complete unwilling to help.

   Na a complete hoort het zelfstandig naamwoord unwillingness, niet het bijvoeglijk naamwoord.

10. 10Deze zin klopt niet. Kies de verbetering.

    Welke zin is fout?

    1. AIt is unlegal to charge that fee.
    2. BIt is unlawful to charge that fee.
    3. CIt is illegal to charge that fee.
    4. DThat fee is not lawful.
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A It is unlegal to charge that fee.

    Vóór l is het voorvoegsel il-.