What word starts with the letter “I”, becomes another word by adding the letter “A” yet has the same pronunciation?
Isle, Aisle
One of these words does not belong, one of these words is not the same. What is it about the words that does not belong? It is more apparent than the first letter not being the same.
Selflessness
Selfishness
Strengthlessness
Defencelessness
Selfishness. The rest have only one of the vowels.
Selfishness. The rest have only one of the vowels.
My keyboard isn’t working correctly, with vowels not appearing and the space bar only working now and again. What did we mean by the sentence below?
SPCTH FNLFR NTRTH SRTHV YGSFT HSTRS HPNTR PRS!
SPACE THE FINAL FRONTIER THESE ARE THE VOYAGES OF THE STARSHIP ENTERPRISE!
SPACE THE FINAL FRONTIER THESE ARE THE VOYAGES OF THE STARSHIP ENTERPRISE!
These words all fall into a special group. Your challenge is to nominate one of the words below and determine why it fits into the special group.
RING
TOPS
MANATEE
WINDLESS
EARTH
ANGER
Choose the word that also falls into the above group
a. MATTER
b. TUNES
c. OUGHT
d. HEARTH
c. OUGHT
Each of these words forms a different word when the last letter is moved to the front.
c. OUGHT
Each of these words forms a different word when the last letter is moved to the front.
The numbers 3, 7, 8, 40, 50 and 60 all share something that no other whole number does. What is it?
When spelled out in English they each have exactly five letters.
When spelled out in English they each have exactly five letters.
Hannah, Otto, Todd and Eve were walking down the street. Suddenly Otto rudely told Todd he was an outsider and didn’t belong. What made Todd different?
Todd is not a palindrome.
Todd is not a palindrome.
How many days before August 17th is it, if fifty days ago, it was four times as many days since March 30th?
18 days or July 30th.
17 August – 18 days = 30 July.
30 July – 50 days = 10 June.
10 June – 30 March = 72 days, which equals 4 × 18.
18 days or July 30th.
17 August – 18 days = 30 July.
30 July – 50 days = 10 June.
10 June – 30 March = 72 days, which equals 4 × 18.
Using just two letters, fill in the blank letters below to make five English words. The letters are not always in the same order and the same letter may of course be used more than once. What are the words?
1. _ N T _ I N _
2. V I _ _ _ R
3. _ H _ _ L
4. _ _ _ K
5. _ _ _
The two letters are E and W. They make the following words
1. ENTWINE
2. VIEWER
3. WHEEL
4. WEEK
5. EWE
The two letters are E and W. They make the following words
1. ENTWINE
2. VIEWER
3. WHEEL
4. WEEK
5. EWE
Complete the three missing words in the sentence, with the first two words combining to form the third word.
For example:
The prime minister ____ the meeting, even though the ____ was technically the ____ official.
The three missing words would be RAN, KING, and RANKING.
Now solve this one:
When she broke her ____ showing off at the ____ of the ski run, Arya became a ____ among her friends.
LEG, END, LEGEND
When she broke her LEG showing off at the END of the ski run, Arya became a LEGEND among her friends.
LEG, END, LEGEND
When she broke her LEG showing off at the END of the ski run, Arya became a LEGEND among her friends.
A baby was born four years after its parents died in a car crash. How was this possible?
Amazingly, this actually happened . The parents died in a crash crash and their parents fought for the rights to the four frozen embryos left by their late children. After a surrogate pregnancy, the baby was born with DNA matching their deceased parents.
Amazingly, this actually happened . The parents died in a crash crash and their parents fought for the rights to the four frozen embryos left by their late children. After a surrogate pregnancy, the baby was born with DNA matching their deceased parents.