1. Three common words can be built around the following letter groups. The blanks indicate the missing letters.

_ _ MPT _ _ _

_ XYG _ _

_ EAU _ _ _ _ _

2. The sound of a certain letter plus a word meaning "very feminine" will create a word meaning "enthusiastically."

3. The sound of a certain letter plus a human body part will create a word naming a fantasy creature.

HINTS:
2. The certain letter is E.
3. The certain letter is G

Answers:

1)
TEMPTING
OXYGEN
BEAUTIFUL

2)
E + GIRLY = EAGERLY

3)
G + KNEE = GENIE