1. Can you think of two words that both begin and end with the letters HE? They both hurt, but in different ways.

2. A certain four-letter word is pronounced exactly the same when an "A" is added to it at the beginning, making it a five-letter word. What are the two words?

3. What unusual property do the following words have in common?

CIRCA

HEIGHT

KENTUCKY

HINTS:

1. The last four letters of each word are the same.

2. The four-letter word starts with "I".

3. It has to do with the last two letters of each word.

Answers:

1. HEARTACHE and HEADACHE

2. Isle / Aisle

3. The last two letters of each word make up its abbreviation.

Credit #3: GAMES Magazine
October, 2000
Craig Hamilton
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