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


1.   "The birds sang as the ___ began" is the sort of expression used in poetry to make it scan.

2.   A range of hills in Australia is named after the ___ Hunt in England.

3.   The hunter blew his ___ and the sound echoed through the hills.

4.   That baby was ___ with a silver spoon in his mouth.

5.   Hard ___ on the world wide web is a real problem now most people have computers at home.

6.   The young ___ flitted through the trees as its mother nibbled the grass.

7.   As he tried to unjam his printer, the paper got ___.

8.   He was so broke he had to ___ his last painting to get money.

9.   "___ chorus" is a term often used to refer to birds singing as he sun rises.

10.  The detective saw discovered the plank had been half ___ through to make the victim fall to his death.

11.  He poured ___ on his friend's ideas, saying they were rubbish.

12.  He gave a ___ and went upstairs to bed.

13.  Sheep are ___ in the spring time and the wool is bailed up for sale.

14.  They were ___ enemies from the first day they met.

15.  His shoes had ___ down at the heels.

16.  His front ___ was a beautiful green in spring.

17.  The shy girl was skilfully ___ into the conversation by her boy friend.

18.  Shrimps are shell-fish related to the ___ more commonly used in Chinese cooking.

19.  One can see piles of frog ___ in streams during the mating season.

20.  She thought it was a bunion, but the doctor said it was a ___.

21.  Pork ___ is made from left-over bits of pork and sold as a delicacy.

22.  The winner was ___ on their shoulders in triumph.

23.  She was a ___ in his side every time he took her out.

24.  He had ___ a thick sweater when he went out into the storm.

25.  Sweet ___  is a plant though it does not yield a kind of grain.






The "English ___" is a woodwind instrument known better as a "cor anglais".

The bird had ___ the coop in the night.

The conjuror showed the audience that his assistant was ___ in two!

"The ___ Ranger" had a horse called "Silver".

The sole of his shoe had ___ right through.

The ___ room is the room in which the queen receives important dignitaries.

Young deer are called ___s.