ODDS AND ENDS

1. Three Scandinavian countries have something in common. Which countries are they and what do they have in common? 

2. The word pairs below have something in common. Can you determine what it is?

DELAWARE and BORDERING

SURPRISED and TRASHINESS

3.  Place the same three-letter word on the blanks to complete common words:

D _ _ _ RE

B _ _ _ SE

L _ _ _ R

F _ _ _ R 

4. What common two-word phrase could describe the two phrases below?

 

LAZY WARNING

SLOTHFUL MENACE 

 

5. The three words below share an unusual property. What is it?

 

JOB

HERB

POLISH

 

Answers:

 

1. NORWAY, DENMARK, and FINLAND - Each country's name (in English) is made up of two words:

 

2. deLAWare and bORDERing - LAW and ORDER

    surpRISEd and traSHINEss - RISE and SHINE

 

3. The word is EMU:

    DEMURE

    BEMUSE

    LEMUR

    FEMUR 

 

4. Idle threats 

 

5. Depending on whether they are in lower case or begin with a capital letter, they are pronounced differently and have different meanings:

 

job - employment

Job - Biblical character

 

herb - parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, and others

Herb - a male name short for Herbert

 

polish - rub to make smooth and shiny

Polish - from or relating to Poland