O Plus Trivia Quiz

Answer: Owing

O + wing = Owing.

Wing, as in "The bird couldn't fly as it had damaged its right wing, so I called the RSPB who came and took it away for treatment".

Owing, as in "I have paid the deposit on my holiday, but there is still £1000 owing, so I will need to make sure I save some money each month to pay for it".

Answer: Opinion

O + pinion = Opinion.

Pinion, as in "The engineer had to replace the worn out pinion on the machine, as it was no longer engaging with the rack".

Opinion, as in "My father has a very strong personality, and is never slow to voice his opinion when we are having a discussion".

Answer: Orange

O + range = Orange.

Range, as in "The sniper held off firing his weapon, as he believed the target was just out of range".

Orange, as in "My daughter didn't have any orange paint, so she mixed red and yellow together".

Answer: Olive

O + live = Olive.

Live, as in "William used to live in England, but moved to America with his parents when he was just three years old".

Olive, as in "Victor had never eaten an olive before, and when he tried one in the restaurant, he thought it tasted like a slimy bitter grape".

Answer: Omission

O + mission = Omission.

Mission, as in "The soldiers had a very important mission to infiltrate the enemy stronghold and rescue the hostages that were being held there".

Omission, as in "I had to apologise profusely to my brother for my careless omission - I had left him out of the plans for my forthcoming stag do".

Answer: Oration

O + ration = Oration.

Ration, as in "During the war the government had to ration food as the fighting meant that there was a severe shortage of most food items".

Oration, as in "Luke was looking forward to the oration he was going to give to his medical colleagues later today as he was passionate about the subject".

Answer: Ozone

O + zone = Ozone.

Zone, as in "The loudspeaker announced that vehicles should not be parked in the red zone, else they will be towed away".

Ozone, as in "Scientists have blamed chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) for the depletion of the ozone layer over recent decades".

Answer: Open

O + pen = Open.

Pen, as in "I always used to prefer writing with a fountain pen at school as I thought it made my writing look a lot neater".

Open, as in "I was shocked to find my front door wide open when I got home. I was worried we had been burgled, but then I discovered that my wife had got home before me and just forgot to shut the door behind her!".

Answer: Odour

O + dour = Odour.

Dour, as in "I never used to like visiting my grandmother, as she always seemed to have a dour look, which was both depressing and a little bit scary".

Odour, as in "As I walked past the coffee shop the odour of freshly brewed coffee filled my nostrils and I just had to go in and order a cup".

Answer: Ovaries

O + varies = Ovaries.

Varies, as in "My brother varies his route to work as much as possible so that he doesn't get complacent on his journey".

Ovaries, as in "In humans, the female ovaries release the eggs (ova) that may be fertilised by male sperm and grow into babies".