1. What do the following words have in common?

MEN

WING

ZONE

LIVES

RATION

2. What do the following words have in common?

HOE

PEAR

TEAK

EWER

3. What do the following words have in common?

ON

END

LIFT

KEEP

GRADE

HOLSTER

HINT #1:

1. MISSION could be added to the list.

2. NOW could be added to the list.

3. The same two letters, appropriately placed, will change the words into new ones.

HINT #2:

1 and 2: A single letter can be added to each word. The letter is different for each set.

Answers:

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

2. Each word can be preceded by S to make a new word.

3. Each word can be preceded by UP to make a new word.