Words That Sound Like Letters Trivia Quiz

Answer: Jay

A blue jay is a very colorful bird with a blue crest that inhabits the eastern half of the United States. It has two distinctive cries: "jay jay jay," and "weedle-eedle."

Answer: Bee

In a spelling bee, the winners are those who spell the most words correctly. "Bee" is also the name of an insect that pollinates flowers and crops and makes honey in a comb.

Answer: Are

"Are" is the plural form of "is." It is also often part of a contraction (a shortened form of two words) as in "they're" ("they are") and "we're" ("we are").

Answer: Pea

Several green peas grow in one pod. Peas can be grown anywhere in the U.S. that has a cool season. Peas not only are a tasty vegetable, they also make a delicious pea soup. Usually, beets are red, carrots are orange, and eggplants are purple.

Answer: Tea

Tea is harvested as a leaf. The leaves themselves, or cut-up leaves put into a teabag, are steeped in hot water to produce the beverage. There are many varieties of tea, including pekoe, oolong, and herbal. In warm weather, brewed tea is often served over ice, sometimes with lemon or sugar.

Answer: Eye

"Keep my eye on you" means to watch someone closely. Eyes are the organs that provide sight, one of the five senses. The other senses are taste (the tongue), touch (the hands), hearing (the ears), and smell (the nose).

Answer: Queue

You may hear the instruction, "Queue up to buy your movie tickets." A queue is also a set of computer instructions stored to be processed later. It is also a hairstyle, usually for men, where long hair is made into a ponytail, often braided (usually worn by some Chinese and some Native Americans).

Answer: Sea

A sea is a large body of salt water surrounded in whole or in part by land. There are dozens of seas, including the Mediterranean Sea, the Baltic Sea, the Red Sea, the Dead Sea, and the Aral Sea. The term "the sea" refers to all of the interconnected bodies of salt water, including all of the oceans.

Answer: Why

The word "why" is usually used as a conjunction meaning for what reason or cause ("I do not know why he left the party.") or as an adverb meaning for what reason, cause, or purpose ("Why did you leave the party?"). The six-word expression represents the six questions that reporters and investigators are supposed to ask about any event (what happened; when, where, why, and how did it happen; and who was involved?).

Answer: Oh

"Oh" is an interjection expressing such feelings as surprise, pain, or happiness ("Oh, what a wonderful present!"). It can also be used as a direct address to get someone's attention ("Oh, John, could you help me move the table?"). And, on Twitter, OH is an abbreviation for "overhead."