Historic, historical

(a.) At the meeting of our local ________ society there will be a talk on France in the 19^th century.

(b.) She likes ______ novels, especially romances set in the 16^th and 17^th centuries.

(c.) In 1945 there was a __________meeting of world leaders which changed the course of world events.

Immigration, emigration

(a.) If we don’t restrict __________ into this country, the pressure on our social services will be intolerable.

(b.) When times were hard in Britain, there was very large _________ to Australia and Canada.

Dissatisfied, unsatisfied

(a.) He ate a meal large enough for three normal people but his appetite was _________.

(b.) I’m very ________ with this computer. It keeps breaking down.

(c.) You are ________ with the service, you should complain.

(d.) Demand for the new car is still __________ in spite of an increase in production.

Suit, suite

(a.) Will seven o’clock ________ you or shall I come later?

(b.) She took a ______ of rooms at the Bristol Hotel.

(c.) For the living-room we can either buy a complete ________ of matching furniture or get different items separately.

(d.) Do you think a dark brown coat would ________ me?

Licence, license

(a.) The annual ________ for a colour television set in Britain now costs over £60.

(b.) The authorities refused to _________ him to export arms.

(c.) He was ________d to sell alcohol, but after his court conviction, his _______ was cancelled.

Prophesy, prophecy

(a.) I ________ that he will pass his exam and get a good job.

(b.) I will make a __________. There will be a new government in less than a year.

Device, devise

(a.) Anyone who can __________ a means of recording television programmes without recording the advertisements will make a fortune.

(b.) He invented a ________ for warning pilots if there was bad weather ahead.

(c.) A __________ can be attached to a private telephone which keeps a record of all calls and their cost.

(d.) He managed to __________ a system of bonus payments to encourage hard-working staff.

Goal, gaol

(a.) He scored the winning ________ of the match.

(b.) He spent eight years in ________ for armed robbery.

(c.) She finally achieved her __________ of becoming director of the firm.

(d.) The judge said he had no option but to __________ her.

Enquiry, enquiries / inquiry, inquiries

(a.) You should make __________ at the office.

(b.) Official _________ are always held after plane crashes.

(c.) We have received a number of __________ about our new product since putting an advertisement in the newspaper.

(d.) It was never discovered where the missing money went, in spite of a searching _________ by the bank.

Exhausting, exhaustive

(a.) _______ tests were carried out to discover the cause of the plane’s engine failure.

(b.) The older members of the group found the long journey quite _________.

(c.) The police carried out an ________ investigation, but the missing woman was never found.

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