Relatives - Hint

A la Pandora: In each group below, change one letter in each of the
three words to make three related words. Do not rearrange the letters.
For example, TRICK, MAR, BUT can be changed to TRUCK, CAR, and BUS.

-1. pine, head, slack
-2. liver, pone, lane
-3. job, cheep, flee
-4. tone, sone, nitty
-5. parch, bread, care
-6. spill, quilt, halm
-7. mail, butter, cork
-8. scorn, while, hinter (hint1: think edible; hint2: eat your veggie)
-9. rave, hot, spare
-10. shock, hat, horse

Have fun.

2. river, pond, lake

Manxman beat me to number 2.

10. shack, hut, house

Yes indeed, Mr. Speedy.

Bob, manxman beat you to it. Please try another. to the Puzzle Forum.

Hi Jema, well, I put my answer while Manxman was adding his then corrected mine while you were writing your response. See above please for my answer to 10.

5. perch, bream, carp

Yes to #10, Bob.

Yours is right also, Michele Rose.

I can see these are way too easy.

3. joy, cheer, glee

Good job, Jema

6. still, quiet, calm

4. tune, song, ditty - Nice ones Jema, thanks

Bernie

3 more good ones.

Thanks Redz.

You're welcome, Bernie.

7. maid, butler, cook

It's my turn to say thanks for the puzzle Jema.

Curly

You're welcome. Small payback for the many hours of fun your puzzles (and those
of the other puzzle makers) have given me.

9. rake, hoe, spade

1. pile, heap, stack

(thanks, Jema!)

Gail

Sondi, we posted at the same time. and you're welcome.

Hint posted for the last one.

8. acorn, chile, I need help with the last one.

Hi Jema.

payback from Jema

I can`t do it either curly

I added another hint.

Curly, acorn is right.

Niki, "payback from Jema."

Acorn, White, Winter

You sure squashed that one, Bob.

He sure did, Pandora.

Bob

Thanks everyone.

Acorn, White, Winter Please explain `cos I don`t understand

Hi Niki,

They're varieties of squash.

oh I see, thanks Jema, we don`t have them here in the UK

Niki, could they be named something else in the UK? Have you looked at any of the pictures on the internet?