Word games (1)



Add a letter to  "_ear" to male a word that fits the following sentences:

eg There are usually 365 days in a _ear. 2012 is a leap _ear so it has 366 days.
answer: year

eg A _ear is a greenish-coloured fruit.
     If a plan goes _ear-shaped, it fails. I had planned to go away at Easter but it all went _ear-shaped.
answer: pear



1.  The _ear is the symbol of Madrid. There is a statue of one in Puerta del Sol.
     I can't _ear the suspense. Please tell me if I've passed.

2.  I have a _ear of heights. What are you afraid of? 

3.  You should be in fifth _ear when you are driving at 100kph.

4.  That was a _ear miss - you almost hit the bicycle.

5.   _ear Rachel,
      I'm sorry I haven't written before now.
      I like the restaurant but it is very _ear. The one next to the office is less expensive.

6.  Speak up. I can't _ear you.

7. You have to _ear a seat belt in the back seat too.
    Don't worry. The effects of the drug will _ear off very soon.

8.  Go down this corridor until the very end. His office is at the _ear of the building.

9.  He didn't shed a _ear when he was told the upsetting news.

10. I _ear up all the paper when I'm finished with it.
      There's a _ear in your jeans - have you noticed?



year /jɪər/  and pear /peər/ don't rhyme.

Which of the ten above words rhyme with year and which rhyme with pear?

Comments

Hi Graham! I've completed some sentences, but not at all...

1. The bear is the symbol of Madrid. There is a statue of one in Puerta del Sol.
I can't hear the suspense. Please tell me if I've passed.

2. I have a fear of heights. What are you afraid of?

3. You should be in fifth gear if your driving at 100kph.

4. That was a _ear miss - you almost hit the bicycle.

5. Dear Rachel,
I'm sorry I haven't written before now.
I like the restaurant but it is very dear. The one next to the office is less expensive.

6. Speak up. I can't hear you.

7. You have to wear a seat belt in the back seat too.
Don't worry. The effects of the drug will wear off very soon.

8. Go down this corridor until the very end. His office is at the _ear of the building.

9. He didn't shed a tear when he was told the upsetting news.

10. I tear up all the paper when I'm finished with it.
There's a smear in your jeans - have you noticed?
Graham said…
Hi Jose Luis,

How many of them were new words for you?

If there are two sentences together, the same word is used.

So nº1 is "bear" - I can't bear stg/sb = I can't stand stg/sb.

Nº4 a near miss

Nº8 at the rear of the building = at the back of the building

Nº10 a tear in your jeans = a cut/a hole


Which words rhyme with "pear" and which with "year"?
NB Nº9 and nº10: same spelling but different pronunciation.


I've completed some sentences, but not all of them
"not at all" = "you're welcome"
lucia said…
1. The bear is the symbol of Madrid. There is a statue of one in Puerta del Sol.
2.
I can't bear the suspense. Please tell me if I've passed.

2. I have a _ear of heights. What are you afraid of?

3. You should be in fifth gear when you are driving at 100kph.

4. That was a near miss - you almost hit the bicycle.

5. Dear Rachel,
I'm sorry I haven't written before now.
I like the restaurant but it is very dear. The one next to the office is less expensive.

6. Speak up. I can't hear you.

7. You have to wear a seat belt in the back seat too.
Don't worry. The effects of the drug will wear off very soon.

8. Go down this corridor until the very end. His office is at the rear of the building.

9. He didn't shed a tear when he was told the upsetting news.

10. I tear up all the paper when I'm finished with it.
There's a tear in your jeans - have you noticed?

That is my answer....

Lucia
Graham said…
Excellent Lucía!

Nº2 is fear. If you "have a fear of stg", you have a phobia.
lucia said…
Thank you!