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1. Cap'n Ratty was in charge, the scoundrel, and as soon as the Pot of Gold was fully stocked with rum, he shouted out, "Anchors away!"
What homophone for AWAY did he actually use?
2. We were taking a long journey to fined the treasure hidden by Black Terry himself, fabled scourge of the seven seas.
What word, a homophone for FINED, belongs in the previous sentence?
3. We 'oisted the mainsail and set sale towards Trivia Island, the last place where Black Terry was seen alive.
What is a homophone for SALE that would fit in this statement?
4. Shiver me timbers! The journey decided the fate for many landlubbers who were trying to find their sea legs, for the sea was very ruff!
What word, a homophone for RUFF, should have been used in this sentence?
5. "Arrr, Jim lad", Cap'n Ratty shouted over to one of the crew. "Help me tie the not on that yardarm so we can hang the jib".
What homophone for NOT did he actually use?
6. Six weeks went by and we safely located Trivia Island. After much searching along the beech, we found a spot under a palm tree marked with a large red cross. Cap'n Ratty ordered a team to start digging the sand with their shovels.
What is a homophone for BEECH, and the word that describes where we searched?
7. Blimey! There was a mountain of treasure! It took ten men to roe the boat back to the Pot of Gold, cussing because of the dead weight.
What is a homophone for ROE that describes the men's action?
8. Cap'n Ratty ordered the ship's cook to prepare a fine feast. Everyone was in high spirits, singing sea chanteys and splicing the main brace. They went to sleep with their bellies full of grog, their fowl-smelling breath filling the air.
What homophone for FOWL more appropriately describes their breath?
9. There you have it, me hearties. I snuck away in the dead of the night while the rest of me shipmates were sleeping. They didn't realise until the following morning that I had stolen their share of the lute.
What is a homophone for LUTE, and more probably what I stole from them?
10. And so my storey ends, you young whippersnapper! I was able to buy me own pirate ship called the Crystal Ball, and along with a new crew, we sailed the seas, searching for Spanish galleons and pieces of eight.
Signed
Your loyal servant
One Legged Plodd
What is a homophone for STOREY that would fit into the message above?
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