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Son of Spoonerisms
Spoonerisms are two words whose first sounds have been traded. They are named after a Reverend Spooner. In the columns below, six pairs of words have been "Spoonerized", creating two new words. They have been changed phonetically, so the original words may have different spellings.
Example: boy tote = toy boat
Can you match each word from Column A to its match in Column B and find the original familiar word pairs?
These are all things that may be found in a bathroom.
Column A....Column B
bill..............bat
drink...........hope
fail..............Nile
math...........pox
sand............sane
wild.............tall
Example: boy tote = toy boat
Can you match each word from Column A to its match in Column B and find the original familiar word pairs?
These are all things that may be found in a bathroom.
Column A....Column B
bill..............bat
drink...........hope
fail..............Nile
math...........pox
sand............sane
wild.............tall
Answer
bill pox = pill boxdrink sane = sink drain
fail Nile = nail file
math bat = bath mat
sand hope = hand soap
wild tall = tiled wall
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