VOWEL-LESS 

Joseph Appel

The one, two, or three consonants below are all that's left when all the vowels in their words/names have been dropped. The number in ( ) shows the original number of letters. Can you replace the vowels and restore each word or name?

1. Q        (5)

2. L         (4)

3. D         (5)

4. L          (4)

5. M         (4)

6. H          (4+

7. R          (5)

8. SQ        (7)

9. BR        (6) 

10. GN        (6)

11. LTL     (8)

 

HINTS:

1. A line

2. A Hawaiian party

3. Farewell

4. Flavored mayonnaise

5. An island

6. An island

7. A nest

8 A tree

9. An airline

9. A reptile

10.  An airline 

Answers:

 

1. QUEUE

2. LUAU

3. ADIEU

4. AIOLI

5. MAUI

6. OAHU

7. AERIE

8. SEQUOIA

9. IBERIA (Spain)

10. IGUANA

11. ALITALIA (Italy)