Homonyms

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word given in brackets below.

The minority community shouldn’t be ……. (prosecuted, persecuted) by the majority.
The kings of the Maurya empire are listed here in a ……… (historical, historic) manner.
The Prime Minister delivered a ……….. (historical, historic) speech today.
I was ……….. (born, borne) in Dehradun.
All the expenses are to be ……….. (born, borne) by the company.
He has always been a very ……… (amiable, amenable) child.
She is certainly an ……… (amiable, amenable) boss to work with.
Do you have any ………. (alternative, alternate) arrangement?
He visits my house on ………. (alternative, alternate) days.
Working twelve hours a day is no doubt …… (exhaustive, exhausting).
A meeting of the ………. (council, cabinet) of ministers is to be held in this hall today.
You are not ………. (illegible/ eligible) for this post because you are not graduate.
His handwriting is so ………. (illegible/ eligible) that nobody can read it.
Haridwar comes on the train ……….. (route, rout) to Dehradun.
His brother is a very …………… (sensible, sensitive) person.
He is very ……… (sensible, sensitive) to people’s reactions on his actions.
All the pleasures and the problems are just … (momentary, momentous); don’t worry.
His personality all around the world is ………. . (momentary, momentous)
I’m sure, he has done some ………. (tempering, tampering) with the secret documents.
That model had a ……… (gracious, graceful) appearance in the show.
He is a ……… (gracious, graceful) person by nature, as he does lots of social work.
He is not a permanent employee, but a ………. (temporal, temporary)
The big businessmen stay at the luxurious ……… (mansions/ mentions) only.
The house got demolished due to heavy ………… (lightning/ lightening) last night.
I will …………. (practice, practise) speaking a lot to become a fluent speaker.
They have done so much ………….. (practice, practise) in order to win the game.
Why are you ………. (jealous/ zealous) of his success?
My wife is a ………. (jealous/ zealous) supporter of Indian cricket team?
One must take ……. (judicious, judicial) decisions in business.
He is in …………. (judicious, judicial) custody right now.