Triple Treat Words #5 Quiz | Word Play

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1. Sebastian is caught in a traffic snarl so he may be late for the jazz group's improvisation session tonight. After the music, sandwiches made with a fruit conserve will be served with mead.

Answer: Jam

Sebastian is caught in a traffic JAM so he may be late for the jazz group's JAM tonight. After the music, sandwiches made with JAM will be served with mead.

'The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday - but never jam today.'
Lewis Carroll

2. Would you object if I left these items for you to take care of? My conscience would be very disturbed if anything happened to them.

Answer: Mind

Would you MIND if I left these items for you to MIND? My MIND would be very disturbed if anything happened to them.

'Five exclamation marks, the sure sign of an insane mind.'
Terry Pratchett

'A woman's mind is cleaner than a man's: She changes it more often.'
Oliver Herford

There's probably a little truth in both of those statements, though also probably some exaggeration.

3. Roger, there is no need to repeatedly bash the door which only weighs sixteen ounces. Your unit of former Malawian currency will buy your entry into this house.

Answer: Pound

Roger, there is no need to POUND the door which only weighs a POUND. Your POUND will buy your entry into this house.

'There are no living beings who exert more power over others, pound for pound, than tiny babies and extremely thin moguls.'
Stanley Bing

Ain't that the truth? Tiny babies can keep adults mesmerised with their cuteness, or hold an aeroplane full of people at their mercy by crying.

4. If you hit the cow with the stone projected from the elastic strap fashioned into a crude weapon, we will have to lift the injured cow with a belt under its belly. If you don't hit the cow, I will make you a sweet cocktail made with gin.

Answer: Sling

If you hit the cow with a stone projected from a SLING, we will have to lift the injured cow with a SLING. If you don't hit the cow, I will make you a SLING.

'A word from the mouth is like a stone from a sling.'
Spanish proverb

'I was so ugly my mother used to feed me with a sling shot.'
Rodney Dangerfield

5. Dennis ate the steak which he found easy to chew. Alas, his abdomen developed a spot that was very sensitive to touch. He had to leave the cruise ship on a boat designed to carry passengers to shore to receive medical attention.

Answer: Tender

Dennis ate the steak which he found TENDER. Alas, his abdomen developed a spot that was TENDER. He had to leave the cruise ship on a TENDER to receive medical attention.

'Women should be tough, tender, laugh as much as possible and live long lives.'
Maya Angelou

6. Charles will pursue that fox through the hunting ground. If he wins the pursuit, he receives a silver mug which he plans to engrave with his initials.

Answer: Chase

Charles will CHASE that fox through the CHASE. If he wins the CHASE, he receives a silver mug which he plans to CHASE with his initials.

'Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for ninety minutes and at the end, the Germans always win.'
Gary Lineker

There was a very wise child, somewhere in the world, who was watching a game of football. He asked the sensible question 'Why don't they just give all of them a ball to play with?' It makes sense, but it would rather ruin most of those games which involve people chasing a ball around.

7. Sylvia shall beguile the audience when she makes her first appearance on the stage through the doorway.

Answer: Entrance

Sylvia will ENTRANCE the audience when she makes her first ENTRANCE on the stage through the ENTRANCE.

'As to the presidency, the two happiest days of my life were those of my entrance upon the office and my surrender of it.'
Martin van Buren

I've also heard it said that the happiest days of a mother's year are the days their children start school holidays... and the days they return to school!

8. Sadie, we must remove the dirt from this office. The man who works here is free of corruption and his office must be the same. He lives a pure, not obscene life.

Answer: Clean

Sadie, we must CLEAN this office. The man who works here is CLEAN and his office must be the same. He lives a CLEAN life.

'What after all, is a halo? It's only one more thing to keep clean.'
Christopher Fry

9. Oh dear, Nicholas. It's so expensive to maintain the strongest, most fortified part of a castle. We must refrain from looking so glum when tourists are about as it gives a bad impression.

Answer: Keep

Oh dear, Nicholas. It's so expensive to KEEP the KEEP. We must KEEP from looking so glum when tourists are about as it gives a bad impression.

'If you're going through hell, keep going.'
Winston Churchill

'I have learned that only two things are necessary to keep one's wife happy. First, let her think she's having her own way. And second, let her have it.'
Lyndon B. Johnson

10. I need a device to ignite this wick. Hot air is then less heavy than cold air and the hot air balloon will then ascend. Where is the person who touches the wick off?

Answer: Lighter

I need a LIGHTER for this wick. Hot air is LIGHTER than cold air and the hot air balloon will then ascend. Where is the LIGHTER?

'Death is lighter than a feather, but Duty is heavier than a mountain.'
Robert Jordan

Source: Author Tizzabelle

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