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Sight Rhymes 8
In each group below, the three words end in the same three letters, so they look like they should rhyme, but they don't. See if you can figure out the missing letters in each group.
Example: plo___, tho___, to___ would be plough, though, tough.
1. eng___, f___, mar___
2. c___, car___, s___
3. ag___, g___, h___
Example: plo___, tho___, to___ would be plough, though, tough.
1. eng___, f___, mar___
2. c___, car___, s___
3. ag___, g___, h___
Hint
One letter has been filled in for you.1. engi__, fi__, mari__
2. ca__, cara__, sa__
3. aga__, ga__, ha__
Answer
1. engine, fine, marine2. cafe, carafe, safe
3. agave, gave, have
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I don't know why, but I found this one very difficult. Enjoyed working on it, thanks for posting.
One out of three aint bad!
I don't know if I just don't have the patience for these things, but I just can't seem to get these things at all.
Fun even though my brain is obviously not with me this morning! Only got #2. Great teaser!
good one. 1 was easy, 2 and 3 not so much
I got 1 and 3 right away, but 2 stumped me. However, for number 3, I added "ate" at the end. Those letters work too - agate, gate, hate.
Actually, agate, gate, hate all rhyme so they do not work.
2/3 -- I got -ate for #3 also, but knew it had to be wrong, because gate and hate rhyme. (Actually, agate doesn't rhyme in my part of the US, however.) Once that wrong answer was in my mind, the real answer wouldn't come to me. I admit, though, that I was so impatient I had to use the hints for all 3. Maybe if I'd had more coffee ....
I got 2 with no trouble, but had to really think hard to get the third. Very good teaser.
Excellent teaser MarcM, this one is really fun and takes a lot of thinking to solve, and to make. I got 1 without the hint, and 1 more with the hint. Never got the last one.
looks easier than it is! fun! thanks-
I thought of...
CHOP, CARHOP, SHOP
But they fail the rhyme test.
CHOP, CARHOP, SHOP
But they fail the rhyme test.
I got some but not all. Good quiz! Thanks!
I too got some, but not all. I do these at night just before my bedtime, so I am not always as alert as I should be. Good excuse, yes??
excellent; a nice challenge...took a little thinking. I like that!!
Really great teaser. I only got the first, but felt the other two were just the right difficulty and not ridiculously hard once reading the answer. Nice job!!
I've never heard of "carafe." I've learned a new word today!
I got 2 out of 3. I too missed the second one (even with the hint). I am not that familiar with the word carafe.
Couldn't get no. 2, however: 3. agave, gave( don't they rhyme )?
agave is 3 syllables: /əˈɡävē/
gave is 1 syllable: /ɡāv/
gave is 1 syllable: /ɡāv/
Fun and entertaining teaser. This time I got them all and did not need the hint.
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