Mr Bartley is a _______, cranky fellow. erasable / irascible
IRASCIBLE
Heat causes matter to _____ and take more space. expend / expand
EXPAND
After studying for the test, Jasmine was ___she would do well. confident / confidant
CONFIDENT
Having not eaten all day, I was ____ veracious / voracious
VORACIOUS
Uncle James is a _____ man who will tell you exactly what he thinks. ingenuous / ingenious
INGENUOUS
Jack's story of how the wind blew his homework away was ____ incredible / incredulous
INCREDIBLE
Listening to your ___ can help you to do the right thing. conscience / conscious
CONSCIENCE
The memorial will _____ the heroic acts of firefighters. perpetrate / perpetuate
PERPETUATE
The ___ doctor was honoured for his long service to the town. imminent / eminent
EMINENT
The magician used an _____ to trick his audience. illusion / allusion
ILLUSION
Leah was ___to running for student councli because of her busy schedule. adverse/ averse
AVERSE
Influenza is a very ____ illness. contagious / contiguous
CONTAGIOUS
The ________ updates kept people informed of the hurricane's position. continual / continuous
CONTINUAL
We watched the whale ___ from the water, leap and then dive back in. immerge / emerge
EMERGE
Most people consider a diary to be a ____ possession. personnel / personal
PERSONAL
The toddler was ____ in hisMr Bartley new toy and played with his old ones. uninterested / disinterested
UNINTERESTED
Teachers met with parents to ____ them of the new maths programme. apprise / appraise
APPRISE
During fire drills students are to ____ quickly to the nearest exit. precede / proceed
PROCEED