TIME TEST II

By Will Shortz 

Part 2

Find the two words in each sentence whose homophones are synonyms.

Example: Mom can pare an apple, too.

The two words are PARE and TOO. The homophones for pare and too are PAIR and TWO - which are synonyms.

1. I stubbed my toe running down the hall.

 

2. The lax baker forgot to add salt to the dough he kneads.

3. Today's spelling lesson is about words with silent E's.

4. In raising their weapons, the enemy showed hostile intent.

5. The shaman lays an idol on the table.

6. Doc Jones tried to peer down my throat.

 

7. Dad went to the store to buy some puppy chow.

 

8. We've got a nit to pick with you about the way you work.

 

9. How much do the shutters on the manor windows weigh? 

10. After his shift ended, the worker hied to the bank to cash his paycheck.

Answers:

 

1. toe - hall ---------- tow - haul 

2. lax - kneads ---------- lacks - needs

3. lesson - E's ---------- lessen - ease

4. In - hostile ---------- inn - hostel

5. lays - idol ---------- laze - idle

6. Doc - peer ---------- dock - pier

7. buy - chow ---------- bye - ciao

8. We've - nit ---------- weave - knit

9.  manor - weigh ---------- manner - way

10. hied - cash ---------- hide - cache