CON Plus: Part 4 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Concord

Con + cord = Concord.

Cord, as in "Kevin had really been looking forward to his first ever bungee jump this weekend, but it had been cancelled for safety reasons, as the organisers had discovered that the bungee cord had become over-stretched".

Concord, as in "Their separation had become filled with hatred and spite, however the one thing Mark and Susan were in concord about was that they had to try to move things forward so that there was as little disruption to their children as possible".

Answer: Condense

Con + dense = Condense.

Dense, as in "The dense fog made my drive home much more difficult than normal".

Condense, as in "The awards ceremony had been late in starting, so the organisers had to quickly work out a plan to condense all of the required award presentations into a shorter time period".

Answer: Conform

Con + form = Conform.

Form, as in "My son asked me to help him filling out his application form for a place at university, as he wanted to make sure he didn't make any mistakes".

Conform, as in "One of our local restaurants has recently been shut down by the council, as it didn't conform to the strict hygiene standards expected of such establishments".

Answer: Conjunction

Con + junction = Conjunction.

Junction, as in "I once stayed in a hotel that was located at the junction of two very busy roads. Despite the windows being double glazed, I could still hear constant traffic noise, and didn't have a very good night's sleep at all".

Conjunction, as in "I was always taught at school that one should never start a sentence with a conjunction such as 'And' or 'But'".

Answer: Context

Con + text = Context.

Text, as in "The text in my daughter's reading book didn't seem to match with the pictures. It seems that there might have been an error in the printing process".

Context, as in "Given the context of the recent terrorist activities, the politician's speech used just the right tone of sympathy for the victims mixed with stern determination to find and bring to justice those involved".

Answer: Contrail

Con + trail = Contrail.

Trail, as in "The party of skiiers had to be rescued, as they had strayed from the designated trail, and had become lost in the mountains".

Contrail, as in "The sky was really clear today, which made it easy to watch the airplanes flying overhead. One had left the longest contrail I had ever seen".

Answer: Convent

Con + vent = Convent.

Vent, as in "Dave has a short temper, but he always tries not to vent his anger in front of his children, as he realises that this would not be setting a good example to them".

Convent, as in "Mary wanted to dedicate her life to religion, so she decided to join the local convent and become a nun".

Answer: Constrain

Con + strain = Constrain.

Strain, as in "Felicity was rather short, and had to strain her neck in order to try to see over the people in front of her so she could watch the concert".

Constrain, as in "My new puppy is rather feisty and very strong, and I have to use all my strength to constrain him from running into the road when we are out for walks".

Answer: Contempt

Con + tempt = Contempt.

Tempt, as in "Supermarkets often have racks of sweets and chocolates at the checkouts to tempt shoppers into purchasing a few last minute treats before they leave the store".

Contempt, as in "Steve feels nothing but contempt for his ex-girlfriend after he found out that she had been seeing his best friend behind his back".

Answer: Connotation

Con + notation = Connotation.

Notation, as in "Warren really wanted to learn how to play the piano, but he found it very difficult to understand the musical notation used".

Connotation, as in "Most people would say that the word "home" has a positive connotation of contentment, belonging, and love".