ORONYMS

The term ORONYM was coined by Gyles Brandreth in The Joy of Lex, 1980.

An oronym is a sequence of words that sounds like another sequence of words, as I SCREAM and ICE CREAM. Can you fill in the oronyms below - given the first sequence?

1. A nice man

2. Great ape

3. Grade A

4. May cough

5. Toyota

6. Saturday

7. Some others

8. Her ear

9. Stuffy nose

10. Sons raise meat

 

Answers:

 

1. A nice man - an ice man

2. Great ape - gray tape

3. Grade A - gray day

4. May cough - make off

5. Toyota - toy yoda

6. Saturday - sadder day

7. Some others - some mothers 

8. Her ear - her rear

9. Stuffy nose - stuff he knows

10. Sons raise meat - sun's rays meet