I'D SOONER SPOONER II

GAMES/World of Puzzles

October, 2014

James Guester

 

The two columns below contain 8 pairs of opposites that have been spoonerized - that is, their initial consonant sounds have been interchanged. Can you match each word in the left-hand column with its opposite in the right-hand column? One or both words may need to be changed from their phonetic spelling into their standard spelling. For example, LIE and HOE would be HIE and LOE, which would be HIGH and LOW.

1. COT            NICHE

2. FEND         SELL

3. REEDY      DRIP

4. BLIGHT     HOLD

5. FORCE       FENDER

6. SLAT          WHACK

7. STRESS      FRO

8. WICK         KIND

Answers (in standard spelling):

 

1. COT - HOLD - - - HOT - COLD

2. FEND - FRO - - - FRIEND - FOE  

3. REEDY - NICHE - - - NEEDY - RICH

4. BLIGHT - WHACK - - - WHITE - BLACK

5. FORCE - KINE - - - COARSE - FINE 

6. SLAT - FENDER - - - FAT - SLENDER

7. STRESS - DRIP - - - DRESS - STRIP

8. WICK - SELL - - - SICK - WELL