Tuesday, September 27, 2016

FALSE RHYMES I

Certain words look like they should rhyme, but they don't. For example, the words HORSE and WORSE differ only by their initial letter, but do not rhyme. Can you supply the ending letters - indicated by the number of blanks - to the initial letters of the words below to complete words which look like they should rhyme, but do not. In every case, the ending letters are exactly the same. #7 involves a heteronym.

1)
F_ _ _
B _ _ _

2)
CR _ _ _
SH _ _ _

3)
C _ _ _
GR _ _ _

4)
B _ _ _
SP _ _ _

5)
H _ _ _
T _ _ _

6)
    _ _ _ _ _
O _ _ _ _  _

7)
D _ _ _
T _ _ _
SH _ _ _

8)
PA _ _ _
RA _ _ _

9)
  M _ _ _
GR _ _ _
SH _ _ _

10)
 F _ _ _
 S _ _ _
G _ _ _ _ _

11)
M  _ _ _
GR _ _ _
TH _ _ _

12)
  M _ _ _
  S _ _ _
PL _  _ _

13)
BR _ _ _
ST _ _ _
FL _ _ _

(Possible) Answers:

1)
FOOT
BOOT

2)
CROWN
SHOWN 

3)
   COUP
GROUP

4)
  BOOK
SPOOK 

5)
HOUR
TOUR

6)
   RANGE
ORANGE 

7)
   DOES (as in He does his work.)
   TOES
SHOES 

8)
PATIO
RATIO 

9)
  MOVE
GROVE
SHOVE 

10)
    FOUL
    SOUL
GHOUL

11)
    MEAT
  GREAT
THREAT 

12)
  MAID
   SAID
PLAID

13)
BROOD
STOOD
FLOOD

Credits:
#10: NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle 
October 2, 2016
Presented by Will Shortz
#10 - 13:  NY Times Crossword
October 30, 1997
Cathy Millhauser (Allis)

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