4. ANCESTOR / DESCENDANT / PREDECESSOR

4. ANCESTOR / DESCENDANT / PREDECESSOR

1. Kennedy's ______________ as president was the war hero Dwight Eisenhower.

2. There were portraits of his ______________ on the walls of the room.

3. She is a ______________ of Queen Victoria.

4. He returned to Ireland, where his mother's ______________ lived.

5. We owe it to our ______________ to leave them a clean world to live in.

6. My ______________ worked in this job for twelve years.

5. ASSURE / ENSURE / INSURE

1. Please __________ it will not happen again.

2. I can __________ you the report will be finished tomorrow.

3. Are these paintings __________?

4. The future of their company is __________.

5. The new rules will __________ a higher level of security.

6. We advise you to __________ them for at least one thousand pounds each.

6. BAKE / FRY

1. Shall I _______ you an egg, or would you prefer boiled?

2. Kelly’s mom always used to _______ the best cookies.

3. The cooking instructions say _______ it at 180°C for half an hour.

4. It is healthier to grill or steam your food than to _______ it.

7. BERTH / BIRTH

1. He reserved a ________ on the train because he was travelling overnight.

2. Our neighbours were so happy because of the ________ of their new baby.

3. A ship has applied to leave its ________.

4. These asteroids were formed at the ________ of the solar system.

8. BORN / BORNE

1. Sarah was ________ and brought up in Madrid.

2. He had ________ their insults for years.

3. They say that in China a new baby is ________ every five minutes.

4. She has ________ all her problems with great courage.

9. CANVAS / CANVASS

1. The college students were paid to ____________ shoppers.

2. I never camp because I don’t like sleeping under ____________.

3. Wind and wave power are now being seriously ____________ as the solution to our energy problem.

4. Tom and Maria like to ____________ people about ____________ tents.

10. CENT / SCENT / SENT

1. Halfway the game, the team could already ________ victory.

2. It turns out his paintings aren’t worth a red ________.

3. The hounds had lost the ________ of the fox near the river.

4. She ________ her granddaughter her favourite pop star’s new ________ for her birthday.

5. I ________ the ________ back and it cost me 95 ________.