BEE FOUR OAR RAFTER IV

Credit: GAMES Magazine - Feb. 2002

Stephen Sniderman (#1-3)

In this puzzle, sound trumps spelling. In each quartet of words below, try to think of a common word whose sound can precede or follow the sound of the listed words to form a multi-syllabic new word.

Example: CAKE, TREE, HANDLE, DEAD

The answer is PAN.......................PANCAKE, PANTRY, PANHANDLE, DEADPAN

1. AIR, FIR, TIRE, BORE

2. CUR, SIR, KNEE, SILL

3. BULL, LINE, MAIL, BE

4. GO, OR, DRILL, NICK, SHUN

5. YOU, CALM, SHUN, TORE

6. SURE, IMP, TOE, CALM

7. ON, OR, ANT, SAT

8. MEANT, SHOW, LOW, GO

Answers:

1. OWE/OH (arrow, furrow, tyro, borrow)

2. TIN (curtain, certain, tinny, tinsel)

3. FEE (feeble, feline, female, phoebe)

4. MAN (mango, manor, mandrill, manic, mansion)

5. MEN (menu, common, mention, mentor)

6. PRESS (pressure, impress, presto, compress)

7. TEN (tenon, tenor, tenant, satin)

8. FUR/FIR (ferment, chauffeur, loafer (or) furlough, gopher