Fill in the blanks with  the same three letters, in the same order, to complete a word. The three letters are a words in themselves, and the words are different for each set.

1. _ _ _ ON

    _ _ _ RICE

    _ _ _ TIOUS

    

2. P _  R _  I _ G

    C  _ R _  A _  T

    O _ T _  A _ K

 

3. LA _ _ _ 

    CO _ _ _

    O _ _ _ T

    HA _ _ _ TY

Answers:

 

1. The letters are CAP:
    CAPON

    CAPRICE 

    CAPTIOUS

2. The letters are URN:

    PURRING

    CURRANT

    OUTRANK

3. The letters are UGH:

    LAUGH

    COUGH

    OUGHT

    HAUGHTY