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the same way. Two which you can rely upon at the start of words are con- and ex-. Look at the focus words and you will see five examples of each. Complete the following sentences by using con- or ex- to fill in the gaps: 1. The hills seemed to ___tend for ever. 2. The Queen ___gratulated the ___plorer on the success of the ___pedition. 3. It's no ___aggeration to say that physical ___ercise leaves me totally ___hausted. 4. The firemen ___tinguished the flames with ___siderable ease. 5. We are seeking someone with ___cellent ___amination results, ___perience of dealing directly with ___sumers, and an ability to organize ___hibitions. 6. She ___sidered the ___tra ___pense of ___tinuing the course for a further year an unnecessary ___travagance unless her parents were willing to ___tribute to the cost. 7. ___centrate on syllables and you will soon become a ___fident speller. 8. We hadn't realized we were in ___treme danger until the coastguard ___tacted us. Now memorize the focus words and test yourself on them
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