Homophones (words that sound the same but are spelled differently)
I will give you the first letters and number of letters.
-1. The first word describes a nautical mile and the second is a negative word used, for example, in "Ripley's Believe It Or ...". k,n 4,3
-2. Two definitions this time. The yellow part of an egg and a wooden pole which fitted on the milkmaid's shoulders. y, y 4,4,
-3. "Do I use needle and thread when I plant my seeds?" said the seamstress to the farmer.
s,s 3,3
-4. The long distance runner did not lose the race and so became this number. w,o 3,3
-5. This star shines all day onto my male child. s,s 3,3
-6. "It will take sixty minutes to ensure the necklace belongs to you and me" said my sister.
h,o 4,3
-7. Did the angel Gabriel utter this word before coming down from on high? l,l 2,3
-8. "Can I have some water to douse this stone before I sharpen your knife?" asked the tinker.
w,w 3,4
-9. "Which person will chop down the tree " said the soldier to the lumberjack. w,h 3,3
10. "Are you familiar with your times tables?" asked the teacher, afraid the child would answer with the opposite of yes. k,n 4,2
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