Quiz Entry - updated: 2026.07.30
Recall the ten Major-System pegs for 40–49 — the /r/ decade. Can you name all ten in order and picture a story that links them?
Every 40s peg starts with the /r/ sound (4); the second sound is the unit digit (0–9), so 40 = r·s = rice, 41 = r·t = rat, and so on.
40 rice · 41 rat · 42 rain · 43 rum · 44 rower · 45 railway · 46 roach · 47 rake · 48 roof · 49 rope
Picture story (follow the scenes):
A sneaky rat stealing a grain from a steaming bowl of white rice.
Heavy rain pouring down onto a bottle of rum.
A muscular rower rowing a small boat along railway tracks.
A big glossy cockroach crawling over a garden rake in autumn leaves.
A thick coiled rope hanging off the edge of a red-tiled roof.
Make your own if this one doesn't stick.