I found an amusing book that deals with some of the oddities of the English language. Here is a sample…
1. Every cloud has a——— lining.
2. ——- tape
3. He looks at the world through ——— colored glasses.
4. The star loves always being in the ——- light
5. People who hallucinate are said to see ——- elephants.
6. The committee gave her proposal the ——- light.
7. ——en oldies
8. the——— sheep of the family
9. a ——- letter day
10. a——- thumb
11. a—— neck
12. a —— guard
13. paint the town ——
14. talking a —— streak
15. Silence is ——-en.
16. to ——— wash the truth
17. to ——- bag it
18. Once in a —— moon.
19. A ——— bellied coward,.
20. Now try this, think about ten things that are both a color and a thing. Example: an orange.
From “The Play of Words”, by Richard Lederer.