SPELLING NIGHTMARES
This word has a silent letter that starts the word “knife.”
knight.
Find the animal hidden in: “The catalog was missing.”
Cat.
Name three consecutive days that are not Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday.
yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
How many animals of each kind did Moses take on the Ark?
zero
(It was Noah, not Moses.)
I was born in 1564 in England.
I wrote plays featuring characters like Hamlet and Macbeth.
My work helped shape the English language.
William Shakespeare.
This word has three consecutive double letters.
Bookkeeper.
Find the country hidden in: “I love spainach salads."
Spain.
A man builds a square house with all four sides facing south. A bear walks by. What color is the bear?
white (The house is at the North Pole.)
If a doctor gives you 3 pills and says take one every 20 minutes, how long will the pills last?
40 minutes
(Take pill #1 immediately, #2 at 20 minutes, #3 at 40 minutes.)
I was born in 1879.
My name became associated with one of the most famous equations in physics.
I changed how humans understand space, time, and energy.
Albert Einstein.
This word contains all five vowels in order.
facetious.
Find the body part hidden in: “The music army arrived.”
Arm.
What English word has five letters, but sounds like it has only one?
queue.
A woman walks into a store and buys a dozen eggs. On the way home, all but three break. How many eggs remain unbroken?
three.
I was born in Kentucky in 1809.
I taught myself law and became known for my powerful speeches.
I helped preserve the United States during the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln.
This word is spelled differently depending on whether you mean a fruit or a color.
orange.
Find the planet hidden in: “My marshmallows burned.”
Mars.
A woman has five daughters. Each daughter has one brother. How many children does the woman have?
Six (The daughters all share the same brother.)
The day before yesterday I was 25 years old. Next year I will be 28. How is this possible?
Today is January 1, and my birthday is December 31
(Yesterday I turned 26; this year I turn 27; next year I turn 28.)
I was an inventor and businessman.
I improved the design of the light bulb and created a major electrical company.
More than 1,000 patents are associated with my name.
Thomas Edison.
This word is pronounced differently depending on whether it is a noun or a verb.
record.
Find the profession hidden in: “The teacher insisted.”
Engineer.
A father and son are in a car accident. The father dies. The son is rushed to the hospital. The surgeon says, "I can't operate on this patient—he's my son." How is this possible?
The boy's mother (The surgeon is his mother.)
A man is looking at a photograph. Someone asks, “Who is that?”
The man replies: “Brothers and sisters I have none, but that man’s father is my father’s son.” Who is in the photograph?
His son
“My father’s son” = himself.
"I was born in 1643. I studied the movement of planets and objects on Earth. My three laws of motion and law of universal gravitation helped create modern physics. A famous telescope bears my name."
Isaac Newton.