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Word Play Puzzles Quiz

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#1

What 5-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?

Short

Explanation

Adding 'er' makes it 'shorter'.

#2

I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I?

Pencil Lead

Explanation

Pencil lead is encased in wood and used by almost everyone.

#3

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

The letter 'M'

Explanation

The letter 'M' appears once in 'minute' and twice in 'moment'.