INFERRED HOMOPHONES IV

Joseph Appel

 

In each sentence below are two words or phrases that can be re-written, by inference, as homophones. For example, in the sentence, Even though he was down with a viral infection, the time sped by. , "viral infection" and "sped by" could be re-written as flu and flew.

1. A rope-walker is instructed early on that the rope must always be stretched tight.

2. The speaker had a vast knowledge of the ancient world and loved to talk endlessly about its capital city.

3. The future king knew what it was like to make a mistake.

4. Talking, even in a normal voice, is not tolerated in a library.

5. The bride decided to change the length of her dress so it would look better as she stood at the church marriage point. 

6. He was in a state of shock for 48 hours after winning the Pulitzer Prize for journalism.

7. The failure of the parachutes during the fall of the spacecraft back to earth caused much disagreement among the engineers.

8. The sudden insect attack made the campers leave quickly.

9. Certain shellfish are said to build strong sinews, but I'll pass.

10. He went to buy a bird cage with three wooden roosts.

Answers:

 

1. TAUGHT - TAUT

2. BABBLE ON - BABYLON

3. HEIR - ERR

4. ALOUD - ALLOWED

5. ALTER - ALTAR

6. DAZE - DAYS

7. DESCENT - DISSENT

8. FLEA - FLEE

9. MUSSELS - MUSCLES

10. PURCHASE - PERCHES