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Bride of Spoonerisms
Spoonerisms are two words whose first sounds have been traded. They are named after a Reverend Spooner. In the columns below, six pairs of words have been "Spoonerized", creating two new words. They have been changed phonetically, so the original words may have different spellings.
Example: boy tote = toy boat
Can you match each word from Column A to its match in Column B and find the original familiar word pairs?
This time, all the words in Column B start with a "b".
Column A....Column B
gig..............beet
lake............bobber
rank............bop
shed............bowel
teach...........bright
tocks...........buns
Example: boy tote = toy boat
Can you match each word from Column A to its match in Column B and find the original familiar word pairs?
This time, all the words in Column B start with a "b".
Column A....Column B
gig..............beet
lake............bobber
rank............bop
shed............bowel
teach...........bright
tocks...........buns
Answer
gig buns = big gunslake bright = brake light
rank bobber = bank robber
shed beet = bed sheet
teach bowel = beach towel
tocks bop = box top
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