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1. true - truthful
a) This play is based on a true story.
b) I believe her: I think she is a truthful person.
2. childish - childlike
a) You cannot have everything you want: don’t be so childish.
b) She has a childlike quality, a sort of innocence, which I like.
3. young - youthful
a) Our teacher is full of youthful enthusiasm for her subject.
b) Enjoy yourself while you are still young.
4. uneatable - inedible
a) This meat is so tough that I find it uneatable.
b) Some of the inedible varieties of fungus are poisonous.
5. unreadable - illegible
a) The inscription was illegible, but I recognized it as Latin.
b) War and Peace may be a good novel, but I find it
unreadable.
6. historic - historical
a) “Ladies and gentlemen, this is a historic moment: the
first manned landing on another planet!”
b) The library contains a copy of Magna Carta and other
historical documents.
7. economic – economical
a) The country is experiencing a time of great economic
difficulty.
b) This soap is very economical, you only need to use a little
of it at a time.
8. electric - electrical
a) I see you have an electric cooker; I prefer gas.
b) The battery gave off a sudden electrical discharge.
9. sensible - sensitive
a) John will be all right on his own; he is a very sensible
boy.
b) Don’t criticize her too harshly: she is very sensitive.