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Word Swap #4
The following sentences have two blanks that can be filled with two words that are anagrams of each other. Please find those words.
1. The mathematician turned out to be a friend to Mary. He not only was a great math _____, but he would also take her ______ fishing after the lessons.
2. Speech is silver, but that doesn't give one __________ to ramble on about nothing. After all, __________ is golden.
3. The ambassador was going to need a police ________ for that particularly violent ________ of the city.
1. The mathematician turned out to be a friend to Mary. He not only was a great math _____, but he would also take her ______ fishing after the lessons.
2. Speech is silver, but that doesn't give one __________ to ramble on about nothing. After all, __________ is golden.
3. The ambassador was going to need a police ________ for that particularly violent ________ of the city.
Answer
TUTOR, TROUTLICENSE, SILENCE
ESCORT, SECTOR
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I am holding true to form - I only managed to get 3 out of 6 again! You stumped me yet again!
Glad you liked it.
I got all except the last one.... Thanks, well done.
That was hard. For me at least.
I only got the second one, but it was still fun!
wow i am so bad at these i got one out of six: silence is golden good one!
Great sentences and enjoyable teaser. I figured out the first two quickly and then I even got escort but was stuck and didn't get SECTOR
I only got three of them. That was a tough one.
4 out of 6 isn't too bad. I liked it. I didn't get trout or tutor.
very fun i got all of them exept for the last 1 escort and sector
very good
very good
These were all hard, and i only got one blank, but still pretty clever.
Jun 15, 2005
I got all of them, but the first one took some some time. Good one. Thanks for the diversion.
it would have been well if I had remembered the difference between anagram and polygram
how do u sumbit these teasers anyway?????? it was very goodvery very goodvery very very good
Jun 15, 2005
I got all of them, but the first one took some some time. Good one. Thanks for the diversion.
very easy ; but lots o' fun . Love anagrams and math teasers . Keep up the good work
Good one!
Thanx, gets the blood flowing!
very good
ooo got the first 2! not bad...keep 'em up!!
im stupid makes me mad
but make more
but make more
Very funny, I could actually laugh at that one!!! I approve!!
Jun 15, 2005
Got all three almost instantly, but it made me think. Thanks
I didnt know what anagram ment (that's not how you spell ment)....
I dont like word problems...but good job.
I dont like word problems...but good job.
interesting but difficult :sad:
um...ahahahahahaha toooooooo easy. but good try tho
I am NEVER good at these anagrams!!! but good all as well!!
And I thought that the great math treat went tetra fishing!
This teaser was one of the ones that helped to inspire me to write my own anagram sentences teaser (Paris Pairs) Thanks
Jun 16, 2005
I got all of them too, although the first one took me a little while. An enjoyable teaser - definitely a good test of vocab and anagram skills! Thanks for the diversion
Not very good at those!
That was pretty hard but got 4 of them!
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