COMPOUND LINKS VI

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles (1-4)

September, 2019

Think of a compound word that can fill the blank in each link below such that the initial word and the first part of the compound word make up another compound word or two-word phrase, and the second part of the missing compound word plus the final word make up yet another compound word or two-word phrase. For example, given FALLING _____ BOWL, the missing compound word would be STARFISH - as in FALLING STAR, STARFISH, FISHBOWL.

1. EYE _____ STROKE

2. LATCH _____ BOOK

3. FLIGHT _____ LIFT

4. PAY _____ BULB

5. COMPUTER _____ BALL

HINTS:

First letter of the missing compound word:

1. T

2. K

3. D

4. D

5. D

Answers:

 

1. eyeTOOTHBRUSH stroke

2. latchKEYNOTEbook

3. flightDECKCHAIR lift

4. payDAYLIGHT bulb

5. computer DATABASEball