CON Plus: Part 5 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Consent

Con + sent = Consent.

Sent, as in "James sent his Christmas cards nice and early this year to make sure they reached their recipients in plenty of time for the festive period".

Consent, as in "There was consent within the office that the last Friday of each month would be a designated dress-down day for charity".

Answer: Contour

Con + tour = Contour.

Tour, as in "Sally was really looking forward to her tour of London, as she had never been there before, and had been told there were so many wonderful things to see in the magnificent city".

Contour, as in "The geography teacher decided to do something a little different in today's lesson. He gave each student a contour of a country, and asked them to identify the country and provide three facts about that country".

Answer: Convince

Con + Vince = Convince.

Vince and convince, as in "Actor Vince Vaughan had always wanted to appear in a live "Wrestlemania" event, but had never been able to convince the wrestling mogul Vince McMahon to consent".

Answer: Constrict

Con + strict = Constrict.

Strict, as in "I remember one of my teachers from school who was so strict, he wouldn't even let us leave the classroom to go to the toilet".

Constrict, as in "I think I need to go on a diet, as my trousers seem to constrict my waist a little more than they did last year".

Answer: Condone

Con + done = Condone.

Done, as in "The soccer player had enjoyed a long and successful career, but recurring injuries had made him realise that his playing days were done".

Condone, as in "The company I work for does not condone drinking during working hours, and has recently suspended a couple of employees who had returned to the office slightly intoxicated after enjoying some drinks during their lunch hour".

Answer: Conjuror

Con + juror = Conjuror.

Juror, as in "Martin had acted as a juror on a number of occasions, and always relished the opportunity to be part of a court case and have an influence on the outcome".

Conjuror, as in "Having watched the likes of David Blaine and Penn & Teller on the television, my son had decided that he wanted to be a conjuror, so he bought a book and committed to practicing for at least an hour every day".

Answer: Controlling

Con + trolling = Controlling.

Trolling, as in "My daughter was very upset, as she had recently been the victim of internet trolling, when some nasty people posted cruel comments on some pictures she had uploaded".

Controlling, as in "My current boss is one of the most controlling people I have ever known. He likes to keep track of what I'm doing down to the most minute detail, and will often direct me to do things his way".

Answer: Consort

Con + sort = Consort.

Sort, as in "It was a wet and windy weekend, so Daniel decided to sort his substantial DVD collection into genres so that it was easier to find specific movies he wanted to watch in the future".

Consort, as in "The husband and consort of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, founded The Duke of Edinburgh's Award in 1956".

Answer: Concourse

Con + course = Concourse.

Course, as in "The marathon course took the runners through some of the most delightful parts of the city, making their difficult endeavour a little more enjoyable".

Concourse, as in "The concourse of people who had gathered in central London to celebrate the Queen's birthday stretched down The Mall for as far as the eye could see".

Answer: Configure

Con + figure = Configure.

Figure, as in "My wife had been dieting and exercising recently, and had managed to regain her figure from before she had children".

Configure, as in "The computer engineer needed to configure the new IT system before distributing it to the users to ensure that they would be able to use it straight away without having to worry about any complicated set up routines".