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He likes to ______________ his breakfast cereal with honey instead of sugar. (SWEET)

sweeten

He always thinks he's right. He never ___________ for his mistakes. (APOLOGY)

apologises

My friends all ___________ with me when I lost my handbag on the train. (SYMPATHY)

sympathised

I find it difficult to _________ my work. (PRIORITY)

prioritise

The manager was sacked after he tried to ____________ his accounts. (FALSE)

falsify

This photograph is too small. Can you _________ it for me? (LARGE)

enlarge

That simple mistake meant she managed to ___________ all her good work. (DO)

undo

His speech was too long. He should have __________ it. (SHORT)

shortened

The government's plans for the hospitals will _____________ thousands of lives. (DANGER)

endanger

My electronic dictionary __________ me to listen to the pronunciation of new words. (ABLE)

enables

He loves insects. He can _________ over 50 different types of beetle. (IDENTITY)

identify

I'm studying medicine. I want to __________ in genetics. (SPECIAL)

specialise

I didn't understand what you just said. Could you _________ it? (CLEAR)

clarify

There are a lot of accidents on this road - the council should ____________ it. (WIDTH)

widen

You didn't __________ what flavour you wanted, so I got you chocolate. (SPECIFIC)

speficify

I think the government should ___________ alcohol. (CRIMINAL)

criminalise

The time we spent apart only ___________ my love for him. (STRONG)

strenghtened

The film "The Ring" ___________ me. I couldn't sleep for days. (TERROR)

terrified

Thank you for the flowers you sent last month. They really ___________ up my room. (BRIGHT)

brightened

The burglar _____________ that no one was in the house before he broke in. (SURE)

ensured