Quiz A 18

Cove is a very large and deep bay along the shoreline.

Coup is a forceful takeover of one group by another.

Cote is a place of shelter for horses.

Cosy is a covering used for a teapot, to keep the tea warm.

Cosh is something used in place of cash.

Corn is hardened skin on the foot.

Corn is the grain of a cereal grass etc.

Corm is a bulb, rhizome or tuber.

Core is the innermost or most essential part of something.

Cord is a group of notes sounded together, as a basis of harmony.

Which word is out of place with cove – creek, estuary, girth, firth?

Which word is out of place with coup – motion, action, plot, revolution?

Which word is out of place with cosy – homely,snug, warm, smug?

Which word is out of place with cost – rate, revenue tariff, value?

Which word is out of place with core – basis, crux, inference, essence?

Which word is out of place with cord – rope, string, twine, trope,?

Which word is out of place with copy v. – ape, frolic, echo, mimic?

Which word is out of place with cope – shunt, confront, contend, endure?

Which word is out of place with cold adj. – chilly, wizened, wintry, frozen?

Which word is out of place with coat n. – fur, leather, resin. skin?

Match the word in the first column with another in the second column to make a recognised phrase or collocation.

Match the word in the first column with another in the second column to make a recognised phrase or collocation.