SOUND THINKING I

Credit: GAMES Magazine - Mar. 2004

Douglas Tench (adapted)

Each pair of words below are anagrams of homophones. For example, ASTER and SITAR are anagrams of STARE and STAIR, which are homophones. Can you determine the homophones from which the remaining anagrams are derived?

1. ASTER - SITAR

2. BLOW - LOBE

3. CURIES - SCREW

4. DAZE - SAD

5. EARL - LEER

6. ELIAS - LI'L

7. EQUIP - KEEP

8. GIRTH - TIER

9. GUN - WEN

10. HIRE - IRA

11. LAIR - RELY

12. LIMA - MEAL
13. ASPIRE - SPRAY

ANSWERS:

1. STARE - STAIR

2. BOWL - BOLE

3. CRUISE - CREWS

4. ADZE - ADS

5. REAL- REEL

6. AISLE - I'LL

7. PIQUE - PEEK

8. RIGHT - RITE

9. GNU - NEW

10. HEIR - AIR

11. LIAR - LYRE

12. MAIL - MALE
13. PRAISE - PRAYS