Tuesday November 27, 2012
Fun with synonyms
By OH TEIK THEAM
EACH sentence below contains a synonym of the italicized word(s), spelt out in consecutive letters. Can you spot it?
Example: The little boy said, “When I bought this pen, its pointed piece was all right, but now it scratches the paper.”
Answer: nib
1. The hen appeared to be taking a short sleep after it had laid an egg.
2. The carcasses of the four otters have started to decay.
3. It was a colossal statue, with its trunk measuring six feet or so.
4. Because her parents are strict with her, she must limit her spending.
5. It is not difficult to picture him speaking on such a controversial subject.
6. He informed me that the tent I required was large enough for the whole family.
7. The eccentric man collected his saliva in his pitcher.
8. He requested her to tally up the individual entries to get the gross amount.
9. She decided to post a letter to him to complain that the cheque which he sent her was outdated.
10. He was listening to an Electric Light Orchestra song at home when his girlfriend called to say that someone had attempted to set fire to her garage.
11. The plumber placed his toolbox on a tabouret and inspected the blocked kitchen sink.
12. He asked the workers to paint his yacht in three colours – red, green and a tinge of blue.
13. She managed to memorise the first three chapters of the large scholarly book.
14. The 10 dermatologists at the conference exchanged views on the treatment of sensitive parts of the body.
Answers
1. nap 2. rot 3. torso 4. restrict 5. topic 6. entire 7. spit 8. total 9. stale 10. torch 11. stool 12. tint 13. tome 14. tender
After retiring from handling numbers at the bank, the writer now moves to new writing ‘destinations’ using GPS (grammar, punctuation, style).
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