The same phonetic change can be made to each of the words below to create new ones. What is the change and what are the new words?

1. STRAIGHT

2. BRAYS

3. SPADE

4. PHRASE

5. FRAY

6. PACE

7. SAILING

 

Answer:

 

Each word phonetically become a new one if you replace the long A sound with the long E sound:

 

1. STRAIGHT - STREET

2. BRAYS - BREEZE

3. SPADE - SPEED

4. PHRASE - FREEZE (or FREES)

5. FRAY - FREE

6. PACE - PEACE

7. SAILING - CEILING

 

Credit:
LA Times Crossword

July 3, 2022

Pam Amick Klawitter

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