1. What do the following words have in common?

PRESS

TEND

PLAIN

TENT

PORT

2. What do the following words have in common?

ARMS

SCAR

PAIL

PAID

MODE

MICA

3. The words in Group I below all have something in common, as do the words in Group II. There is a connection between the two groups. Can you determine what it is?

Group I

SKI

FALL

MELON

FRONT

TOWER

Group II

LINE

BOAT

RAFT

GUARD

HINT:

2. Look at the letters of each word in pairs.

3. Each word in Group I can be preceded by a single five-letter word. Each word in Group II can be preceded by a four-letter word. The word preceding Group I is essential to the word preceding Group II.

Answers:

1. Each word can be preceded by EX to make a new word.

2. Each word is made up of US Postal Service state abbreviations.

3. Each word in Group I can be preceded by WATER, and each word in Group II can be preceded by LIFE.