Monday, February 22, 2021

New Sunday Word Puzzle aired yesterday on NPR! Check how well you find HOMOPHONES in English.

Each answer today ends in "___ to ___." You fill the blanks with a pair of homophones.

Ex. The bicycle salesman had an innovative new ___ to ___. --> PEDAL to PEDDLE

 


 

1. The thieves prowling around the Pittsburgh mill were looking for some ___ to ___.

2. When you want to slow down in front of a busy intersection, that's a bad time for a ___ to ___.

3. As I watched the seabird walk 100 yards straight down the beach, I kept waiting for the ___ to ___.

4. To prepare the dough for the oven, the baker will first ___ to ___.

5. My toes since the foot injury are better now, but I still have to wait for my ___ to ___.

6. The strip of art along the ceiling needs warm temperature to dry, so I certainly wouldn't want the ___ to ___.

7. To make some money, the illustrator for the old Disney film has a sample ___ to ___.

8. Do you know when the TV network has scheduled "Jane ___" to ___?

9. When the physician's boat was moving erratically, the Coast Guard ordered the ___ to ___.

10. Regulations may not allow you to speak, but you always have the ___ to ___.

 

 

 

 

Answer Keys

1.  steel to steal

2.  brake to break

3.  tern to turn

4.  need to knead

5.  heel to heal

6.  frieze to freeze

7.  cell to sell

8.  Ayre to air

9.  doc to dock

10.            right to write

 

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