Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Find compound words!

You are given three words, starting with A, B, and C. Give me a fourth worth that can precede each of mine to complete a compound word or a familiar two-word phrase.

Example: Ant / Breast / Cross --> RED (red ant, redbreast, Red Cross)



[3-letter answers:]

1. Age / Bucket / Cream

2. Air / Button / Chocolate

 

[4-letter answers:]

3. Alarm / Bell / Code

4. Affair / Bite / Child

 

[5-letter answers:]

5. Airplane / Back / Clip

6. Arrest / Boat / Committee

7. Apple / Bar / Cane

8. Age / Bar / Craft                           

 

Answer Keys

-      ** 3-letter answers

1. 1.  ice  (ice age/ ice bucket/ ice cream)

    2.  hot (hot air/ hot bspacutton/ hot chocolate)

 

** 4-letter answers

    3.  fire (fire alarm/ fire bell/ fire code)

    4.  love (love affair/ love bite/ love child)


**5-letter answers 

    5.  paper (paper airplane/ paper back/ paper clip)

    6.  house (house arrest/ house boat/ house committee)

    7.  candy (candy apple/ candy bar/candy cane)

    8.  space (space age/ space bar/ space craft)

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