Here is the puzzle with all its vowels replaced. Note that y is
given only when it acts like a consonant (in "you" and "your" in
the instructions) and not when it acts as a vowel (in words like
"identify"). The extra consonants appear in parentheses after the
list items which contained them.
Dr. David and Linda Resnick
Vowels are the glue that holds our language together. In this
course, you will begin to appreciate their importance. Listed
below are eleven groups of related words or phrases, from which
the vowels and spaces have been excised. Your task is to identify
the words and replace the vowels. To make things interesting,
there is an extraneous letter somewhere in each list. These eleven
letters taken in order will give a category and a member of that
category. Your final answer is the category member. It is a good
thing we've taken pity on you. We could have given an exam on the
importance of consonants!
| an apple a day keeps the doctor away a penny saved is a penny earned a stitch in time saves nine look before you leap penny wise pound foolish he who hesitates is lost (F) live and let live an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure rose iris poppy (M) dahlia lantana calla lily daisy freesia orchid maltese chihuahua toy poodle beagle (S) terrier dalmatian lhasa apso collie afghan |
happy days one day at a time soap i love lucy the odd couple (P) all in the family pecan pie flan ice cream apple pie (R) mousse tiramisu parfait baked alaska ganymede europa io (S) tethys rhea hyperion oberon ariel triton adieu aloha goodbye au revoir adios ciao (N) auf wiedersehen |
hawaii maui lanai molokai oahu niihau kauai (N) sage thyme anise salt bay leaf (N) cumin cloves a man, a plan, a canal: panama (K) able was i ere i saw elba alanine asparagine glycine isoleucine (L) lysine serine valine cysteine |
The leftover letters FMSPRSNNNKL give the category FAMOUS PERSON and member ANNIE OAKLEY, so the answer is ANNIE OAKLET