Eligible / illegible
My doctor’s writing is almost ____________.
He will become ____________ to vote next year.
Are you ____________ for early retirement leave?
Does anyone else find the font on this site almost ____________ in Chrome?
Exhaustive / exhausting
The pace of twelve-hour days, seven days a week proved _____________.
The report was so _____________ that everybody was pleased.
So _____________ a day was it, that all wanted to do was lie down.
I have collected a not necessarily _____________ list of transcripts from various sources.
Fare / fee / fine
The lawyer is good, but he charges huge ________.
If found guilty, he faces six months in jail and a heavy ________.
Train ________ increases of five percent are envisaged for the next year.
The entrance ________ is six pounds, two pounds for the unwaged.
The librarian slapped a ________ on him for returning the books late.
Some economists say that the age of cheap air ________ is over.
Flavour / taste
Add a little salt to bring out the __________ of the herbs.
__________ this sauce and tell me if it needs seasoning.
You can use fresh herbs to __________ the soup.
Aniseed has a very distinctive __________ - I don’t like it personally.
Get up / wake up
I _______ in the middle of the night to find myself another blanket because I was cold.
Why am I still tired when I _______?
John _______ his friend _____ by throwing a bucket of water on him.
I _______ around 7 o’clock but I don’t _______ until around 8.
Hire / let / rent
I'd rather have my own house than ________.
While we are in Australia for six months, we will ________ our house to tenants.
We ________ a nanny to help look after our child when we were on our vacation.
Interhome has over 20,000 houses to ________ across Europe.
Most students ________ rooms in their second year.
When we were on vacation in Spain, we ________ a car and travelled to some interesting places.
Ill / sick
You'll be _______ if you eat any more of that chocolate!
He dashed to the bathroom and was _______ again.
Their defeat was mainly due to their _______-discipline.
Her husband is seriously _______ in hospital.
Injure / wound
Several soldiers were ___________ in the return of fire.
If you don’t warm up before taking exercise, you risk ___________ yourself.
A ___________ animal can be very dangerous.
They were only slightly ___________ in the crash.
Journey / travel / trip / voyage
The __________ across Europe lasted three days and three nights.
Columbus’ second __________ (1493-96) led to the discovery of several Caribbean islands.
Her __________ have taken her to many parts of the world.
During our holiday, we took a boat __________ to the islands.
Do you want to go on the school __________ to France this year?.
Foreign __________ never really appealed to him until he retired.
She gave the children some sweets to chew on during the long car __________.
Before the 20th century long sea __________ were very common.
LIABLE / LIKELY
It’s _________ that it will snow tomorrow; it’s very cold.
The car is _________ to overheat on long trips.
Children who live in the country's rural areas are very _________ to be poor.
If you don't take care of yourself, you're _________ to get sick.
MARRY / MERRY
The shop assistant wished me a ________ Christmas.
You know what they say - ________ in haste, repent at leisure.
She is so ________ because she’s going to ________ her beloved.
You got a bit ________ last night, didn’t you Cath?
We need to ________ up the names on your list with those on my list and see what the overlap is.
MISFIT / UNFIT
He is dishonest and _________ to be in charge of young children.
He disagrees with everything in modern society. In short, he’s a _________.
I used to take plenty of exercise, but now I’m terribly _________.
I didn’t really know anyone at the party, so I felt like a _________.
NOTE / NOTICE
I saw a _________ in the paper announcing their marriage.
He left a _________ to say he would be home late.
The reporter took _________ throughout the interview.
There was a large _________ on the wall saying “No Parking”.
ONLY / UNIQUE
I was the _________ one who disagreed.
Each person's genetic code is _________ except in the case of identical twins.
It was a _________ opportunity to study these rare creatures.
She was the _________ woman doctor in the district.
PAIR / PARE / PEAR
_______ off any bits of the carrots that don’t look very nice.
The _______ tree they planted has never borne fruit.
I hope we can _______ down the budget.
He made a fruit salad using a banana, a _______ an orange and a _______ of apples.
I managed to _______ my best friend Sue off with Mike.
POSTAGE / POSTAL
The cost of the book is 6 pounds plus one pound for __________.
The __________ services won’t be working tomorrow because it’s a national holiday.
I stuck a 50p __________ stamp on the envelope.
You can pay by cheque or __________ order.
The man went __________ and shot five of his colleagues.
PRICELESS / VALUELESS / INVALUABLE / WORTHLESS
The crown was studded with _____________ jewels
Unfortunately, the ring I had thought was valuable turned out to be _____________.
They paid a lot of money for the painting not knowing it was a _____________ fake
Thank you for your _____________ help in this project.
He was of no help to me at all. He made a few _____________ comments and left.
You should have seen the look on her face when I told her - it was _____________!