SIX LITTLE WORDS

SIX LITTLE WORDS
Credit: GAMES Magazine
August, 1984
Carlene Stroup

1. What characteristic do the following words have in common?

WED, SHELL, WELL, ILL, ID, SHED

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2. Can you determine the significance of the following common three-letter words?

SEE, ARE, WHY, PEA, TEE, EYE, JAY, BEE

Answers:

1. An appropriately placed apostrophe will change each word into a contraction.

(WE'D, SHE'LL, WE'LL, I'LL, I'D, SHE'D)

2. Each word can be spelled phonetically by a single letter of the alphabet.

(C, R, Y, P, T, I, J, B)