Ooh... what are

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Ooh... what are

Ooh... what are those things called where you hide words in sentances? Well, that's what we're doing on this thread. Here are some examples to get you started. Can you find the hidden fruit?

1. "We saw him eat a pea!" cheered my parents.

2. "You don't need that phone app, Lenny," said Rosie.

3. Fighting or anger are not good ways to solve problems.

4.  Call Mel on Tuesday.

5. Things are not always as they appear.

Answers:

1.  peach

2. apple
3. orange

4. melon

5. pear

submitted by CJ, age ??????????, Nowhere in part
(May 8, 2010 - 7:17 am)

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1. The main character from The Princess and the Pea chucked watermelons at an annoying salesman.

2. Why do you like apricots so much? Elizban, Ana, and Jacob all asked.

3. The monkey named Coco nutted the peanuts as training. (Nutted means to gather nuts.)

Answers

1. Peach: ...The Princess and the Pea chucked...

2. Banana: ...Elizban, Ana...

3. Coconut: ...Coco nutted...

submitted by ZB, age 10, Somewhere above
(May 8, 2010 - 7:25 pm)

1. Micalangelo lives in a 2 story house.

Answers:

1. Olive

submitted by CJ, age ??????????, Nowhere in part
(May 9, 2010 - 7:21 am)

Sorry, I couldn't think of any.

submitted by Clair, age 12, Here
(May 9, 2010 - 4:34 pm)

Us kids decided to ask for tuna, tea, and cucumbers.

We had gotten tired.

I was near lying to cover up what I had done.

The plump ape reached for a banana.

 

1. Fortunate

2. entire, or tent

3. early

4. paper

submitted by Emilie L.
(May 12, 2010 - 7:33 pm)

Yours are good, Emily.

submitted by Brynne
(May 12, 2010 - 9:05 pm)

1. "Prepare Ade for the ride of his life." 

Answers:

1. Read (pareade)

Sorry, those weren't so good.

submitted by Olive
(May 17, 2010 - 4:27 pm)

1. "You better keep Earl quiet during Clara's performance," said Anna.

2. We had to go to Mat-O-Sphere to get our new king-sized matress.

3. "Leaving those strawberries out in the car rots them," said Josie to Max.

4.  "Hey, Broc, Colin wants to come with us to the ball game," said James.

5.  "There are three businesses in my story: Joseph Co., RN Incorporated, and Lisa Inc," said the famous young writer.

1. pea

2. tomato

3. carrots

4. broccoli

5. corn 

submitted by CJ
(July 30, 2010 - 2:54 pm)