1. If you invest that money, you will find it will grow and ________ interest.

2. For very small children at their nursery school there is often a ________ where they can play.

3. You'll soon get used to his funny ways as it's one of the ________ of his personality.

4. Andrew: That makes the whole business even more sinister. Look here, Henry, one day won't make all that much difference. I'll tell people that you've ________ your voice or something.

5. There was absolutely no question about it he was the ________ idiot such as you'd find in one of those old farces.

6. Andrew: If you say so. But I'd like to make it ________ that I'm dead against it.

7. There was absolutely no call for him to criticise her so cruelly and in almost a ________ manner.

8. There are really too many political parties in this election as there are so many small groups or ________ .

9. It was quite obvious that he was drunk because he couldn't finish his sentences and his speech was not ________ .

10. Man's voice: Oh, good morning. I want to warn you about a bomb...Henry: A bomb? Where? Hello! We've been ________ off. Operator! Operator! Operator!