THE WORD CHALLENGE

The MOE word challenge

By OH TEIK THEAM

FORM the words that contain the letters ‘M’, ‘O’, ‘E’ to complete the sentences below. The words each have eight letters, as today is the eighth anniversary of Mind Our English!

1. “If citrus fruits are bad for your eczema, you should not drink this glass of _ _mo_ _ _e.”

2. She had to withdraw from the play because she just couldn’t m_ _o_ _ _e her lines.

3. His friends gave him the mo_ _ _ _e_ ‘Ash’ because he is a chain-smoker.

4. The rock gathered mo_e_ _ _ _ as it rolled down the hill.

5. Even though they hurled abuse at her, she remained perfectly _ _m_o_e_.

6. “It’s such a bright night,” the drunk said to himself, “I think I’ll climb up a m_o_ _e_ _ to reach the clouds.”

7. “Dew,” the teacher explained to her class, “is the mo_ _ _ _ _e which forms on the surfaces of cool bodies during the night.”

8. “It was rather _m_o_ _ _e of you not to thank him for the present he gave you.”

9. She accepted his marriage proposal after he promised to love her _ _ _ _mo_e.

10. “To call him a supervisor is a m_ _ _o_e_ — he’s more like a tyrant!”

11. As a _ _ _mo_e_, she has been very successful, for sales of the company’s products have increased tremendously since she took up the job.

12. The little girl was smart enough to remain _m_o_ _ _e under the bed during the robbery.

13. “Please listen carefully to my words,” the politician said to the reporters, “so that you will not m_ _ _ _o_e me.”

14. The boss decided to give his secretary a huge bonus to mo_ _ _ _ _e her to continue with her excellent work.

15. I watched the piece of wood _mo_ _ _e_ and then doused it with water to prevent a serious fire from breaking out.

Answers

1. lemonade 2. memorise 3. monicker (also moniker) 4. momentum 5. composed 6. moonbeam 7. moisture 8. impolite 9. evermore 10. misnomer 11. promoter 12. immobile 13. misquote 14. motivate 15. smoulder