Woizles (WOrdquIZpuzzLES) 13

By Dr E J Yeaman

Homophones (‘Without hair’ and ‘Shouted’) and Heteronyms (‘A female pig’ and ‘To plant seeds’). These are only two of the seven sets of teasers awaiting you in this exclusive collection.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dr E J Yeaman
• Release date: Sep 9, 2021

Dr E J Yeaman

I retired (early) and started a new career as a writer. I wrote short stories and articles. Some were published; some won prizes; some sank without trace.Having heard my stories, two friends suggested I should write for children. I’d never thought of that, although I’d spent my first career communicating with young people – as a Chemistry teacher, and running clubs for badminton, chess, table tennis and hillwalking.I tried writing for young people – and I loved it. It became my main occupation. I sent samples to publishers. One asked to see a complete story. In excitement, I sent it off. Then nothing. After four months, I rang, and was told the manuscript was being considered: I would be notified. Then more nothing. Now, after eight years, I no longer rush to the door when the letter box rattles.But I kept writing the stories because I enjoyed it so much. Until, in late 2013, I learned I could publish my stories and games as e-books. Since then, I’ve been polishing and issuing some of them. I hope everyone enjoys reading them as much as I enjoyed writing them.Check out the series:C: Charades – party game – a new twist to the traditional game.D: Diagags – party game – gags written as plays for two people.M: My Story – novels – classical stories, told by the heroes.O: One-Offs – party game – guess the titles, not quite the classical ones.P: Pop Tales – short stories – inspired by 60s and 70s hit songs.Q: Quote-Outs – word games – can you deduce the missing words?S: Inside Story – novels – a boy’s adventures inside classical stories.T: Troubleshooters – novels – space adventures for young people.

Book preview

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HETERONYMS

Heteronyms are two different words with the same spelling but different pronunciations (and different meanings). Example: S-O-W. It can be pronounced ‘sow’, meaning a female pig; or ‘soe’, meaning to plant seeds. Similarly P-U-T-T-I-N-G, pronounced ‘pooting’, means placing; and pronounced ‘puhting’ is what you do on the greens of a golf course.

Give each answer as one word which can be pronounced two different ways, with the two meanings given. Ignore capital letters.

1. A drop of liquid from your eye; and to rip cloth.

2. Someone who uses needle and thread; and a pipe carrying waste from a building.

3. A substance which gives a shine to a car; and describing a native of Warsaw.

4. A dense, dark grey metal; and to guide someone.

5. A month of the year; and describing someone dignified and impressive.

6. A large fish of the perch family; and the lowest male singing voice.

7. The front end of a ship; and a device which can fire an arrow.

8. When standing, to lean forward from the waist; and the knot used in shoelaces.

9. Rubbish being thrown out; and to insist you will not do something.

10. Describing something tiny; and a unit of time.

11. To assail with repeated blows; and a meal where the diners help themselves from dishes laid out.

12. To fascinate; and the way into a building.

13. Wept in dejection; and a small motorcycle.

14. Tools for chopping wood; and the lines which frame a graph.

15. To annoy intensely; and a substance which gives a pleasant smell when burned.

16. An injury involving the cutting of the skin; and describing the bandages round a mummy.

17. The abbreviation for a trigonometric function; and to transgress moral law.

18. Female deer (in the plural); and performs an