Wednesday, 20 February 2008

Spot Round-WORD PREFIXES

SPOT PRIZE                       TEAM NAME  _______________________________

 

Just add on word to the beginning of each of the words in the following groups to make three completely new words (eg. FAIRY  PICK   PASTE add TOOTH to get TOOTHFAIRY, TOOTHPICK, TOOTHPASTE)

 

1. ABLE         HOLE          RAY                           _____________________________

 

2. FIRE         OVER          WORD                         _____________________________

 

3. BOARD       STEP          WALK                          _____________________________

 

4. TRESS        TUNE         WARD                         _____________________________

 

5. CAR           PILE           ROOM                         _____________________________

 

6. LAND         WORK         WIND                         _____________________________

 

7. BAG           PIT            STORM                        _____________________________

 

8. MARK         SHOP          CASE                          _____________________________

 

9. BAND         OUR           REST                           _____________________________

 

10. GAIN        ROW          TENDER                       ______________________________

 

TIEBREAKER. To the nearest hundred how many words are contained in the Oxford English Dictionary, volume 1, 1989?

ANSWER_____________

 

ANSWERS

SPOT PRIZE                       TEAM NAME  _______________________________

 

Just add on word to the beginning of each of the words in the following groups to make three completely new words (eg. FAIRY  PICK   PASTE add TOOTH to get TOOTHFAIRY, TOOTHPICK, TOOTHPASTE)

 

1. ABLE         HOLE          RAY                                         PORT              

 

2. FIRE         OVER          WORD                                       CROSS

 

3. BOARD       STEP          WALK                                        SIDE   

 

4. TRESS        TUNE         WARD                                       FOR

 

5. CAR           PILE           ROOM                                      STOCK            

 

6. LAND         WORK         WIND                                      WOOD              

 

7. BAG           PIT            STORM                                     SAND     

 

8. MARK         SHOP          CASE                                       BOOK           

 

9. BAND         OUR           REST                                       ARM

 

10. GAIN        ROW          TENDER                                     BAR          

 

TIEBREAKER. To the nearest hundred how many words are contained in the Oxford English Dictionary, volume 1, 1989?

ANSWER 616,500

 

 

 

 

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