Behead F
Language brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.
When you behead a word, you remove the first letter and still have a valid word. You will be given clues for the two words, longer word first.
Example: Begin -> Sour, acidic
Answer: The words are Start and Tart.
1. A trip through the air -> Illumination; not heavy
2. Travelling through the air -> Not telling the truth
3. True statement -> Part of a play; something done
4. Straightforward; blunt -> Position in a hierarchy
5. Cord for igniting an explosive -> To employ; exploit
6. An example of a number -> Belonging to us
7. To put in as much as possible -> Unwell; sick
8. High body temperature -> At any time; at all times
HintThe shorter words start with these letters:
1. L
2. L
3. A
4. R
5. U
6. O
7. I
8. E
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Answer
1. Flight -> Light
2. Flying -> Lying
3. Fact -> Act
4. Frank -> Rank
5. Fuse -> Use
6. Four -> Our
7. Fill -> Ill
8. Fever -> Ever
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Comments
speedqueenkmw   
Dec 27, 2009
| easy but enjoyed it  |
westbrook 
Dec 27, 2009
| Pretty easy but an amazing teaser in every way!!!! |
jimbooth019
Apr 01, 2010
| Fun teaser. I didn't get #4  |
doehead 
Apr 01, 2010
| This was the hardest thing I ever did. APRIL FOOL, it was pretty easy.  |
TallTimber
Apr 01, 2010
| Easy but fun. |
patiencewithaP
Apr 01, 2010
| Very fun! Keep 'em coming!  |
jcann
Apr 01, 2010
| Easy, but fun. I usually get them by thinking of the "beheaded" word first. |
nikitafullmoon
Apr 01, 2010
| These are fun. I think they would be more challenging if we didn't know what letter each word started with. |
auntiesis
Apr 01, 2010
| I don't use the hints, and it was still easy. Love this kind of teaser. |
labsmith 
Apr 01, 2010
| Fun little teaser. Kudos to all of you creative, brainy types who donate your efforts just to entertain the rest of us.
I don't think frank is used often any longer. When I hear it I think of Rhett Butler's response to Scarlet O'Hara in "Gone With the Wind", "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn!" |
FatHead
Apr 01, 2010
| Yeah, I had to struggle on "frank", but the rest were dead easy, once I knew what I was doing!  |
Babe
Apr 01, 2013
| These are fairly easy, but still amusing. I do not think "frank" has been abolished from the
dictionary as yet. I still use it, to be frank with you! |
thecatladycac
Apr 01, 2013
| Number four took me a little while to come up with it - the rest were pretty easy, but I enjoyed it very much! Nice teaser! |
HABS2933
Apr 01, 2013
| Whether "frank" is in common usage or not is irrelevant. It is still a valid English word, with which most should be familiar. |
gaylewolf
Apr 01, 2013
| I got 6 of the 8 - I could have spent more time trying to figure out the 2 I missed. Fun teaser - thanks!
Be careful today if people celebrate April Fool's Day in your area. I remember the crazy tricks we played on my parents and friends when we were younger!  |
cutebug
Apr 01, 2013
| Althought these are not my favorite type of teasers,this one was pretty easy. |
Maggiethe8th
Apr 01, 2013
| great stuff-glad to be able to enjoy it at the end of my day, for a change |
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