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Test: Rule-breakers: -ceous and -xious words

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They discovered fossils from the Jurassic and __________ era.

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The bronze statue was of a __________ woman.

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We have a __________ border in our garden.

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_________ glands provide oil for skin and hair.

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The vicar was a _________ soul.

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Mum's illness has made the family very _______.

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The factory fire produced _______ smoke.

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His behaviour was _________.

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cretaceous

curvaceous

herbaceous

sebaceous

righteous

anxious

noxious

obnoxious