Use the following in sentences so as to bring out the difference in the meaning:
a) raise, raze
b) vain, vein
c) credible, creditable
d) wave, waive
e) storey, story
f) council, counsel
g) coarse, course
h) flee, flea
i) site, cite
j) lose, loose

Fill in the blanks with a correct word given in the brackets:
1. The servant felt that his master's behaviour was ..................... (tolerant, tolerable)
2. She is a ...................... person. (virtuous, virtual)
3. She is always ...................... to help the poor. (wilful, willing)
4. You should take ................. diet. (healthy, healthful)
5. She did not ................. the proposal for marriage. (accept, except)

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