1. What do the following words have in common?

HOD

STOP

DROP

DOMED

CARTON

2. What do the following words have in common?

IT

ELM

ONE

OUR

ALTER

EIGHT

3. What do the following words and phrases have in common?

CIRCUS ACT

SAUSAGE

THOUSAND

FAMOUS AMOS

JERUSALEM

HINTS:

1. The insertion of the same letter into each word will create new words.

2. Each word can be preceded by the same letter to give a new word.

3. Each word contains the same hidden abbreviation.

Answers:

1. Each word becomes a new one with the insertion of the letter O.

HOOD / STOOP  / DROOP / DOOMED / CARTOON

2. Each word becomes a new one when preceded by the letter H.

3. Hidden in each word is the abbreviation USA.