Change a Letter 3 - Fruit Basket Quiz

Answer: Pear

"Pear" refers to multiple species of trees and their fruits, which are usually green in color. They are grown all over the world and they are related to the apple tree.

Answer: Peak

As well as the top of a mountain, "peak" can mean the highest point of many other things, such as the peak of a graph or of someone's career. Caps with brims are often called "peaked caps".

Answer: Peck

"Peck" has various meanings in terms of a bird's beak, including "to strike with a beak" and "to pick something up with a beak". It can also be used in the sense of nibbling slowly at food.

Answer: Pack

"Pack" can refer to a collection of a multitude of things, including animals, matches, food and playing cards. "Pack it in" is a slang term telling someone to stop doing something. A pack rat is a rat that collects objects.

Answer: Sack

Sacks are usually made of cloth, such as a potato sack, or of paper, such as a grocery sack. Sack races are races in which the competitors are inside cloth sacks and hop to the finish line. Some people use the phrase "hit the sack" to mean "to go to bed".

Answer: Lack

"Lack" can refer to a shortage of both physical things, such as food, or more abstract concepts, such as a lack of enthusiasm. Some definitions state that a lack of something refers only to a complete absence of it and not just a shortage.

Answer: Lace

Lace is a fabric that has many holes in its pattern. There are many different types, and it is often used to make doilies and tablecloths. It can be made by machine or by hand.

Answer: Late

Things are usually described as "late" if they occur after the time that was expected, for example someone arriving late to an appointment, who can be called a "latecomer". It can also refer to someone who has died recently, as in "my late grandfather".

Answer: Lame

"Lame" can mean someone who can't walk at all as well as someone who has problems walking. It is usually offensive to call a person "lame" and the word is more usually used of animals, such as horses. There are many different causes of lameness in horses, which can worsen if not treated by a vet.

Answer: Lime

Just like the pears from the beginning of the quiz, limes are small, green fruits. There are different types and they tend to be very sour. As well as being used in foods, lime slices are often placed in drinks. Lime is the name of a yellowy-green color, just like the fruits.