1. What do the following words have in common?

BOUT

GAIN

TONE

SCENT

VERSE

BRIDGE

TROPHY

2. What do the following words have in common?

LOWER

LIMBER

LOCALE

PROPERLY

CASUALLY

3. What do the following words have in common?

ICE

INK

EDGE

OUCH

EIGHT

HINT:

3. The same two letters can precede each word.

Answers:

1. Each word can be preceded by A.

2. The (final) L in each word can be replaced by T to give a new word.

(TOWER/TIMBER/LOCATE/PROPERTY/CASUALTY)

3. Each word can be preceded by SL:

SLICE
SLINK
SLEDGE
SLOUCH
SLEIGHT