Fill the gaps in the sentences below using words based on the root given in brackets at the end of the sentence.

1. The bad news depressed everyone. (PRESS)
2. He was from the USA for not having a visa. (PORT)
3. The magazine seems to have nothing in it but for cosmetics. (VERT)
4. The new manager a lot of new rules on the staff when she took over. (POSE)
5. The tax wrote to tell me I owed a lot of money. (SPECT)
6. Because of the flood, the traffic was and we had to drive a long way. (VERT)
7. Thank you for me to Dino last week. (DUC)
8. Tchaikovsky some wonderful ballet music. (POSE)
9. Grey, wet weather always me. I love the sun. (PRESS)
10. I think we should our tennis game till tomorrow. It’s going to rain. (PONE)