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Fred and Ginger in their 1937 movie Shall We Dance, in which they sung Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off. Photograph: Rko Radio Pictures/Allstar

Earlier today I set you these two word puzzles. Here they are again with solutions.

1: Pronounced the same, spelt differently.

A homonym is a word that has the same pronunciation as, or is spelt identical to, another word with a different meaning.

For example, the letter “a” has the homonym “eh”.

What’s interesting about “eh” is that it does not contain the letter it sounds like. There’s no “a” in “eh”.

Find another five letters in English that have homonyms that do not contain the letter they sound like.

(One of the words may be a tad obscure, unless you know some Caribbean geography. Or like crossword puzzles.)

These five letters (excluding “a”) spell a common word. What is it?

Solution

Q -cue

U – ewe or yew

I – eye

C – see or sea

K – cay

As I was writing this I though of a sixth, X = “Ecks”, the pural of Eck, the Scottish diminutive of Alex. But proper names don’t count. (Scrabble rules.)

2. Spelt the same, pronounced differently.

Find the homonyms below. Each pair of meanings describes a word that is spelt the same but pronounced differently. The words are listed in alphabetical order.

1. (Second option) (Switch back and forth)

2. (Suitable) (Commandeer)

3. (Satisfied) (Components)

4. (Conference attendee) (Assign)

5. (Price reduction) (Disregard)

6. (Way in) (Enrapture)

7. (Incorrect) (Disabled)

8. (60 seconds) (Tiny)

9. (In attendance) (Give)

10. (Fruit and vegetables) (Generate)

11. (Deny) (Rubbish)

12. (Distress) (Surprise victory)

Solution

1. Alternate

2. Appropriate

3. Content

4. Delegate

5. Discount

6. Entrance

7. Invalid

8. Minute

9. Present

10. Produce

11. Refuse

12. Upset

I hope you enjoyed these. Eyal bee Bach inn too weak’s.

Sources: 1 Gerry Reynolds 2 Ryan McCormack

I’ve been setting a puzzle here on alternate Mondays since 2015. I’m always on the look-out for great puzzles. If you would like to suggest one, email me.