INFERRED HOMOPHONES VIII

Joseph Appel

 

In each sentence below are two words or phrases that can be re-written, by inference, as homophones. For example, in the sentence, The synagogue singer loved to ride his horse at a lively gait. , synagogue singer and lively gait could be re-written as cantor and canter.

1. The newspaper blurbs for the wood-shaping tool offered a great deal.

2. The guy who stole that hay bundle is out of jail on bond.

3. No church law talks about a piece of wheeled artillery.

 

4. The grand exploit he described was meant as a joke. 

5. The ball that went out of bounds almost hit a bird flying by.

 

6. They found that scoundrel hiding in the central part of the church.

 

7. The guest at the shared-lodging inn were very unfriendly to newcomers.

 

8. The cars were parked so close together that getting dings was inevitable.

 

9. The military officer ordered his men to count every unit on an ear of corn as a punishment

 

10. It was sad that the man did not make enough money to afford the burial vessel he wanted for his father.

Answers:

 

1. ADS - ADZE

2. BALE - BAIL

3. CANON - CANNON

4. GEST - JEST

5. FOUL - FOWL

6. KNAVE - NAVE

7. HOSTEL - HOSTILE

8. DENSE - DENTS 

9. COLONEL - KERNEL

10. EARN - URN