Saturday, May 7, 2011

KANGAROO WORDS  I

A kangaroo word is one that has within its letters a synonym of itself, with the letters in the correct, but not consecutive, order.  The hidden synonyms are called Joeys. Can you find the Joeys in these kangaroo words?

Example: The word SATISFIED contains the letters SATED.

1. INDOLENT
2. REGULATE
3. RESPITE
4. MASCULINE
5. ROTUND
6. CURTAIL
7. SEPARATE
8. FACADE
9. OBSERVE
10. RECLINE

Answers:

1. IDLE
2. RULE
3. REST
4. MALE
5. ROUND
6. CUT
7. PART
8. FACE
9. SEE
10. LIE



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