1. What do the following words have in common?

ORAL

ANGER

EAGER

ASCOT

EMBER

2. What do the following word fragments have in common?

MELE

MAER

SELE

TAOO

KELE

HINTS:

1. The same letter will change each word into a new one.

2. The same two letters, added in the same place, will complete the fragments.

Answers:

1. Each word can be preceded by the letter M to make a new word.

2. Inserting the letters TT into the middle of each fragment creates a word:

METTLE
MATTER
SETTLE
TATTOO
KETTLE