Puzzle 5
Can you find a word which can go in front of each of these words to make a new word?
colour
cress
fall
proof
shed
way
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The word begins with the letter W.
Answer
Water.
Watercolour, watercress, waterfall, waterproof, watershed, waterway.
Puzzle 6
Can you guess what the following abbreviations mean
COM DRA ADV ACT SPO MUS HOR SCI
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Movie types: comedy, drama, adventure, action, sports, musicals, horror, science fiction.
Puzzle 7
You have a barrel, filled to the top with water, which weighs 150 pounds.
What can you add to the barrel in order to make it lighter?
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Adding just one should be enough.
Puzzle 8
Find an word which is singular, add an 's' and it becomes plural, and add another 's' it becomes singular again?
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One of answers involves royalty.
Answer
Prince, princes, princess.
Bra, bras, brass.
A similar change is care, cares, caress, but these are not nouns.
