1. What do the following words have in common?

MINISTER

VICE

DRESS

VENTURE

HERE

2. Each of the words below has something in common with the others, except for one. Which is the odd one out and why?

FALCONER

FASTENER

FEMININE

FREIGHTS

FORECAST

FOOTWORK

3. What do the following words have in common?

EYED

ISLE

HEED

WEED

HEEL

AISLE

WHEEL

WEAVE

HINTS:

2. Look for hidden words.

3. It has to do with the sound of the words.

Answers:

1. Each word can be preceded by AD to make a new word.

2. FORECAST does not belong. The other words have a hidden number word in them (falcONEr, fasTENer, etc.).

3. Each of these words has a homophone that is a common contraction:

I'd/ I'll/ He'd/ We'd/ He'll/ I'll/ We'll/ We've