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Problem Words- Fill the gaps with a suitable word.

Quiz by Katalin Nagy

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  • Q1
    I'd like to ________________ you on your performance. It was excellent.
    complement
    compliment
    30s
  • Q2
    He ____________ impressed me. I thought he was very bright and talented.
    surely
    certainly
    30s
  • Q3
    The management and the union asked a completely __________ party to mediate between them.
    disinterested
    uninterested
    30s
  • Q4
    The prosecuting _____________ demanded the death penalty but the judge gave her a life sentence.
    council
    counsel
    30s
  • Q5
    He's always been interested in local government. Now he's been elected ___________
    councillor
    counsellor
    30s
  • Q6
    The older members of the group found the long journey quite _____________
    exhaustive
    exhausting
    30s
  • Q7
    Official ______________ are always held after plane crashes.
    enquiries
    inquiries
    30s
  • Q8
    He invented a ______________ for warning pilots if there was bad weather ahead.
    device
    devise
    30s
  • Q9
    I will make a ____________. There will be a new government in less than a year.
    prophesy
    prophecy
    30s
  • Q10
    For the living-room we can either buy a complete _______________ of matching furniture or get different items separately.
    suit
    suite
    30s
  • Q11
    Demand for the new call is still ____________ in spite of an increase in production.
    dissatisfied
    unsatisfied
    30s
  • Q12
    When times were hard in Britain, there was very large __________ to Australia and Canada.
    emigration
    immigration
    30s
  • Q13
    Many _________railway tracks are now used by cyclists.
    misused
    disused
    30s
  • Q14
    In a ____________ vote, the Church of England decided to allow women to become priests.
    historical
    historic
    30s
  • Q15
    You are entitled to receive a government allowance for each _______________ who is living with you.
    dependent
    dependant
    30s

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