M Plus Trivia Quiz

Answer: Mascot

M + ascot = Mascot.

Ascot, as in "Freddie had a very important interview, and asked his Mum to help him tie an ascot tie so that he looked smart and presentable".

Mascot, as in "Many sports teams get a person to dress up as a furry mascot and encourage the crowd to get behind their team".

Answer: Moral

M + oral = Moral.

Oral, as in "Pierre was worried about his oral exam, as he wasn't very confident speaking in English".

Moral, as in "The moral of the story was that you should always be kind to others".

Answer: Meager

M + eager = Meager.

Eager, as in "The runner was a bit too eager, as he left his blocks too soon thereby causing a false start".

Meager, as in "George didn't like having dinner at Danny's house as he thought Danny's mother always gave meager portions that never filled him up".

Answer: Muttered

M + uttered = Muttered.

Uttered, as in "Having asked him where he had been, John's mother continued by giving him a stern telling off before John had even uttered a word in his defence".

Muttered, as in "Annoyed with having been moaned at for not putting the rubbish out, Warren muttered an expletive under his breath as he gathered up the rubbish and took it outside".

Answer: Mend

M + end = Mend.

End, as in "Helen couldn't wait for the meeting to end. It had been a long week at work, and she just wanted to get home to her family".

Mend, as in "Florence had to mend her coat when she got home as she had caught it on a rose bush".

Answer: Mother

M + other = Mother.

Other, as in "Andrew said he didn't want the chocolate cake, he would prefer the other one that had cream in it".

Mother, as in "Kelly couldn't wait to be a mother, as she had always looked after children, and was so excited to have one of her own".

Answer: March

M + arch = March.

Arch, as in "Having got married in the main gardens of the castle, the happy couple walked arm-in-arm under the stone arch that had been lavishly decorated with flowers towards their guests in the main hall".

March, as in "I went to a military school and had to march with my fellow students to the dining hall for meals".

Answer: Members

M + embers = Members.

Embers, as in "The boy scouts were taught that they had to make sure there were no embers remaining in their campfire before they left the site, as a gust of wind could cause them to set the forest alight".

Members, as in "The members of the golf club were asked to vote for a new club president, as the previous incumbent had resigned due to ailing health".

Answer: Manger

M + anger = Manger.

Anger, as in "The traffic jam filled Ian with anger as he was worried he would not get to the hospital in time to see his new baby be born".

Manger, as in "It is a traditional part of a school's nativity play that Mary used a manger for the bed of baby Jesus".

Answer: Maligned

M + aligned = Maligned.

Aligned, as in "Although never really having been interested in politics before, Terry was totally against the policies of the new government, so aligned himself with the opposition and became much more politically active".

Maligned, as in "The celebrity had always been an honourable man, however the various slanderous media stories about him caused him to become a very much maligned man".