Brain Teasers
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
Hide Answer Show Answer
What Next?
View a Similar Brain Teaser...
If you become a registered user you can vote on this brain teaser, keep track of which ones you have seen, and even make your own.
Solve a Puzzle
Comments
Three cheers for Mad-Ade, the greatest Braingler yet known!! May he rest in peace!!
Exactly!
That was hard though.
I have never even heard the word 'Ewes'
That was hard though.
I have never even heard the word 'Ewes'
Fun! Fun! Fun!
keep Mad Ades coming!!
keep Mad Ades coming!!
I got the first and the third, but that second one stumped me. Great teaser.
very good teaser!
Good one - but I don't think whey and way are homonyms. I think the definition of homonym is that they sound the same - not just similar. Fun, though, and I'll enjoy the rest of this series!
It depends on whether or not you aspirate the h- sound. I don't, so for me "whey" and "way" are pronounced the same.
To post a comment, please create an account and sign in.
Follow Braingle!