SHORT CHANGES
Credit: GIANT book of  GAMES
Don Wulffson

A certain change can be made to each word in the pairs below so that the new words in each pair share the same relationship.

1. ORATE - PLAN
2. SOLD - RAISE
3. COMPETE - LACING
4. BONY - WHIT
5. MOON - GENUS
6. PLAID - STORY
7. TACT - SATED
8. UNIFORMED - LEANED

HINT:
The change involves adding a letter to each word in each pair.

Answers:

By adding the appropriate letter to each word, the paired words become opposites:

1. ORNATE - PLAIN
2. SCOLD - PRAISE
3. COMPLETE - LACKING
4. EBONY - WHITE
5. MORON - GENIUS
6. PLACID - STORMY
7. TACIT - STATED
8. UNINFORMED - LEARNED