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Mad Ade's Homonyms #1
This teaser features HOMONYMS, or words that are spelled differently, but sound alike. There are three blank spaces in each sentence below, and the answers are all homonyms. For example:
"In his job as a nurse's ____, Mad ___ regularly had to administer first ___."
The answers would be Aide, Ade and Aid.
See if you can solve the following homonym teasers.
Mad Ade was only one ____ short to be able to buy the _____ he had been ____ to buy.
"Don't be disturbing the ____ that ___ the shade of the ____, down by the river" warned the farmer.
"I will show you the ___ to _____ the ____," said the shopkeeper to Miss Muffet.
"In his job as a nurse's ____, Mad ___ regularly had to administer first ___."
The answers would be Aide, Ade and Aid.
See if you can solve the following homonym teasers.
Mad Ade was only one ____ short to be able to buy the _____ he had been ____ to buy.
"Don't be disturbing the ____ that ___ the shade of the ____, down by the river" warned the farmer.
"I will show you the ___ to _____ the ____," said the shopkeeper to Miss Muffet.
Answer
Cent, Scent, SentEwes, Use, Yews
Way, Weigh, Whey
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