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Question
Match the clipped word and write it on the line.
| 1. | spectacles | auto |
| 2. | microphone | math |
| 3. | automobile | cent |
| 4. | mathematics | mic |
| 5. | centum | specs |
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Solution
| 1. | spectacles | specs |
| 2. | microphone | mic |
| 3. | automobile | auto |
| 4. | mathematics | maths |
| 5. | centum | cent |
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