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Kangaroo Words 17
Female kangaroos carry their young (joeys) in a pouch. Likewise, kangaroo words contain another word (a joey) within themselves. A joey word is a synonym of the kangaroo word, and the letters must be in the same order.
Example: "rapscallion" contains the word "rascal": RApSCALlion
See if you can find the joey words in these kangaroo words:
1. fraction
2. stealthy
3. hurries
4. facets
5. variegated
See if you can find two joey words in this kangaroo word:
6. frangible (meaning is easily broken)
Example: "rapscallion" contains the word "rascal": RApSCALlion
See if you can find the joey words in these kangaroo words:
1. fraction
2. stealthy
3. hurries
4. facets
5. variegated
See if you can find two joey words in this kangaroo word:
6. frangible (meaning is easily broken)
Answer
1. ratio (fRAcTIOn)2. sly (SteaLthY)
3. hies (HurrIES)
4. faces (FACEtS)
5. varied (VARIEgateD)
6. fragile (FRAnGIbLE), frail (FRAngIbLe)
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It's amazing how many words can be found in these words! The challenge is finding the "joey"
See if you can find two joey words in this kangaroo word:
6. frangible (meaning is easily broken)
Yes, you had 2 in your answer, but there is a 3rd one. fRANGiblE.
6. frangible (meaning is easily broken)
Yes, you had 2 in your answer, but there is a 3rd one. fRANGiblE.
I had no idea what you were talking about. I am looking for the word "joey" in them, so your instructions, to me, were very vague. Did not like at all.
Underdog54, how do you figure that the word "range" is synonymous with the word "frangible"? The idea of a kangaroo word is that it matches the meaning of the word in which it is embedded.
If the point were simply to find words within the word, there would be a lot more than one per kangaroo word.
If the point were simply to find words within the word, there would be a lot more than one per kangaroo word.
Ironically the only one I got was the bonus!!
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