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Picturesque Words
Picturesque Words
Mind
Matter
What is, mind over matter.
Aunt Matilda likes aardvarks but not anteaters.
She likes bees but not wasps.
She likes boots but not shoes.
She likes vacuum cleaners but not mops.
She likes beets but not turnips.
She likes rooms but not closets.
What is words that contain double vowels.
Each August, millions of monarch butterflies begin to migrate from Canada and the northern U.S. to spend the winter in the sunny south.
True or False
1. Butterflies migrate from Canada to the northern United States.
2. Monarch butterflies begin their migration in the summer.
What is, 1. False 2. True
How do you know?
So you just may not like this. It's just not your cup of___________.
What is, tea.
Commas are important people.
What is, Commas are important, people!
poFISHnd
What is, big fish in a small pond.
Aunt Matilda likes sports but not athaletics.
She likes restaurants but not pizzarias.
She likes seniors but not sophmores.
She likes commerce but not bussiness.
She likes usage but not grammer.
She likes floors but not cielings.
What is words that are spelled correctly.
I imagined French experts dropping from helicopters in a desperate attempt to free their beloved Tower from the crushing hug of this tiny American.
True or False:
1. Helicopters actually arrived to save the Tower.
2. A tiny American was crushed by the helicopters.
3. The Tower is liked very much by French experts.
What is, 1. False 2. False 3. True
How do you know?
These genuine, reliable, trustworthy individuals add spice to our lives. They are the ________ of the earth!
What is, the salt of the earth.
For most of the day, the chef eats cooks and works on his recipes.
What is, For most of the day, the chef eats, cooks, and works on his recipes.
COF FEE
What is, a coffee break.
Aunt Matilda likes birthdays but not anniversaries.
She likes cupcakes but not pastries.
She likes suitcases but not luggage.
She likes highways but not roads.
She likes baseball but not hockey.
She likes airplanes but not trains.
What is compound words.
A huge rush in South Africa, once the diamond capital of the world, was sparked by a 15-year-old's lucky diamond find in a bed of gravel.
True or False
1. A 15 year-old found a diamond during the diamond rush in South Africa.
2. Diamonds can only be found in mines.
What is, 1. False 2. False
How do you know?
This person makes me smile. They are the sweetest of the sweet. The _________ of my eye!
What is, the apple of my eye!
Eat here and get gas.
What is, Eat here, and get gas.
ALL/world
What is, it's a small world after all.
Aunt Matilda likes oboes but not clarinets.
She likes picnics but not outings.
She likes downtown but not uptown.
She likes voodoo but not magic.
She likes redheads but not brunettes.
She likes signing but not dancing.
What is words that contain internal rhyme.
Far and away the greatest threat to the ocean, and thus to ourselves, is ignorance.
True or False:
1. Education is an important step in protecting the ocean.
2. The ocean is necessary for sustaining life on earth.
3. "Far and away" means that only the most distant oceans are threatened.
What is, 1. True 2. True 3. False
How do you know?
If you can keep a secret you won't spill these on the floor!
What is, don't spill the beans and the beans are ________.
The king walked and talked half an hour after his head was cut off.
What is, The king walked and talked. Half an hour after, his head was cut off.
ONE OTHER
ONE OTHER
ONE OTHER
ONE OTHER
ONE OTHER
ONE OTHER
What is, six of one and half a dozen of the other.
Aunt Matilda likes detergent but not bleach.
She likes mascara but not makeup.
She likes condors but not falcons.
She likes murmurs but not whispers.
She likes Tennessee but not Georgia.
What is words in which only one vowel appears repeatedly.
Visitors to the western shore of Greenland in July 1998 may have thought they were dreaming when they saw a Viking ship with a puffy, square sail glide past, hugging Greenland's coastline in the icy North Atlantic.
True or False:
1. The recreation of a Viking ship sailed along the north shore of Greenland.
2. Viking ships sometimes used the wind to move.
3. The date, July 1998, tells us that the ship the people saw could not be an actual Viking ship.
What is, 1. False 2. True 3. True
How do you know?
Though you wouldn't want to be in this difficult situation, you might like it on your hamburger.
What is, "in a pickle".
How can you punctuate this sentence to mean that the the teacher thinks the student is crazy.
The student said the teacher is crazy.
What is, The student, said the teacher, is crazy.