SOUND THINKING I

GAMES Magazine

March, 2004

Douglas Tench

What does each set of words have in common?

1. ASPIRE - SPRAY

2. ASTER - SITAR

3. BLOW - LOBE

4. EARL - LEER

5. DAZE - SAD

 

HINT:

The title is a hint.

 

Answer:

 

The two words in each set are anagrams of homophones:

 

1. ASPIRE - PRAISE

    SPRAY -  PRAYS 

 

2. ASTER - STARE

    SITAR -  STAIR 

 

3. BLOW - BOWL

    LOBE -  BOLE (a tree trunk)

 

4. EARL -  REAL

    LEER -  REEL

 

5. DAZE - ADZ

    SAD -    ADS