Earlier today I set you these two word puzzles. Here they are again with solutions. 1: Pronounced the same, spelt differently. A homonym is a word that has the same pronunciation as, or is spelt identical to, another word with a different meaning. For example, the letter “a” has the homonym “eh”. What’s interesting about “eh” is that it does not contain the letter it sounds like. There’s no “a” in “eh”. Find another five letters in English that have homonyms that do not contain the letter they sound like. (One of the words may be a tad obscure, unless you know some Caribbean geography. Or like crossword puzzles.) These five letters (excluding “a”) spell a common word. What is it? Solution Q -cue U – ewe or yew I – eye C – see or sea K – cay As I was writing this I though of a sixth, X = “Ecks”, the pural of Eck, the Scottish diminutive of Alex. But proper names don’t count. (Scrabble rules.) 2. Spelt the same, pronounced differently. Find the homonyms below.…