"eel"s
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     All of the following missing words sound like "eel". All are of one syllable only.


1.   A dozen ___s wriggled away from his hand in the water.

2.   A wienerschnitzel is made from ___ covered in bread-crumbs.

3.   As he started to turn the ___ came off.

4.   He had to ___ back the skin in order to clean the wound.

5.   He had to ___ quietly into the house to stop the dogs barking.

6.   He impressed his ___ on the molten wax.

7.   He landed badly on the ___ of his left foot.

8.   I could ___ the lump where he hit me.

9.   I had to ___ myself to go to the dentist.

10.  I heard a ___ of laughter next door.

11.  I managed to buy some ___ vanilla essence.

12.  In order to survive I had to ___ food since I had no money.

13.  My wife asked me to ___ the potatoes.

14.  The ___ flopped away across the ice.

15.  The ___ is a kind of duck.

16.  The old ___ works was closed down last year.

17.  The ___ of the yacht scraped the harbour bottom.

18.  The ___ was beautifully engraved with his name.

19.  The condemned man ate a hearty ___.

20.  The fall left quite a ___ on his ankle.

21.  The fisherman lowered a ___ into the water to hold the fish.

22.  The ship began to ___ over as the wind rose.

23.  The line was pulled taut so I had to ___ in the fish.

24.  The miller gave him a sack of ___.

25.  The new convert was full of ___ for his task.