Homophones
<sale>. A yacht does it.
sail
horse
plural cancelling <e>. What's a *<hor>?
<shop> <hop>
No. Words related in meaning are related in spelling.
news________ (1 example)
newscast, newsreel, newsroom, newsagent, newscasts, newsflash, newsgroup, newshound, newspaper, newsprint
The king must <know> his <knights> well.
know, knights. <kn> marks Old English words
Bonus points <king> - a late Old English contraction of cyning "king, ruler"
This homophone for <right> is done with a pen.
write
fence
Marks preceding <c> as /s/.
<please>, <pleasant>
Yes. The base is <please>.
sun______(2 examples)
Sunday, sunshine, sunflower, sunbed, sunhat, sunset, suntan, sundown, sunset, sunlamp, sunroof, sundial, sunrise
The <gnome> ate <gnocchi>.
No. <gn> marks some Old English words like gnaw and gnat. <gnome> is Greek *genomos "earth-dweller" . <gnocchi> is Italian for type of small potato dumplings, 1891.
It is a crime to <steal> a car. A car is made of _______.
steel
snooze
<e> follows a preceding single <z>.
<doughnut> and <does>
No, doughnut is from the bases- dough and nut
Does is from the bas <do>
night______ (>3 examples)
nightmare, nightcap, nightclub, nightfall, nightgown, nightlong, nightspot, nightshirt, nightwatchman, nightstand
Today I <sing> to you. Yesterday I <sang> a song.
Yes. Classed as strong verbs because the OE convention of changing the vowel to show past tense, rather than using <-ed>, has survived to Modern English.
The homophone for <there> is a contraction.
they're
writhe
voices a preceding <th>
<export> and <import>
Yes, port mean to carry
tele______ (4 examples)
telecast, telegram, teletext, telethon, televise, telegenic, telegrams, telegraph telemeter, teleology, telepathy, telephone, telephony, telesales, telescope, telescopic, teleworker, telephonist, teleprinter, teleconference, televangelists, telecommunication
Why is there a <wh> in 'who'?
Why ia there a <wh> in what?
In Old English, 'what' was spelled <hwæt>.
Who was spelled as <hwa>
Your <idol> is not likely to be lazy.
idle
stage
1. Indicates that the preceding vowel <a> should be read as 'long' /ay/.
AND
2. Marks the preceding <g> as 'soft' /j/.
<perhaps>, <happily>
Yes. <hap> is base "luck" or "chance"
per + hap + s --> perhpas meaning by chance
hap + y + ly _-> happily- by chance
hypo_____(5 examples)
hypocrisy, hypocrite, hypodermic, hypotenuse, hypotheses, hypothesis, hypothermia, hypothesis/ze, hypochondria, hypocritical, hypoglycemia, hypoglycemic, hypothetical, hypochondriac, hypothetically
<Tug> the vehicle out of the mud with a <tow> rope.
Yes. Interestingly, both have same derivation. <tug> Old English teohan "to pull, drag," <tow> Old English togian "to drag, pull".