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In this teaser, you will be given phrases. Each phrase represents two homophones.
For example, "visualise; a large body of water" would be "see" and "sea" which are homophones. What homophones do the following phrases represent?
1.Examine; a method of payment
2.Determine the mass of; the watery part formed by curding milk
3.Isolated; borrowed funds
4.Undecorated; aircraft
5.Repetitive; breakfast food
For example, "visualise; a large body of water" would be "see" and "sea" which are homophones. What homophones do the following phrases represent?
1.Examine; a method of payment
2.Determine the mass of; the watery part formed by curding milk
3.Isolated; borrowed funds
4.Undecorated; aircraft
5.Repetitive; breakfast food
Answer
1.Check; cheque2.Weigh; whey
3.Lone; loan
4.Plain; plane
5.Serial; cereal
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Nicely done, I enjoyed this
Fun and entertaining teaser. I got them all. The first one are not homophones in the USA; in the USA, the word "check" is used for both of the given definitions. "Cheque" is the British spelling of check as used for form of payment.
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