1. What do the following words and expressions have in common?

LONELY

ARTWORK

DAYS OF OUR LIVES

NEWS EVENT

FREIGHTER

CANINES

PATENT

2. What do the following words have i n common?

EQUITY

PROMPT

SMOOTH

WEASEL

ABOARD

3. What do the following two-letter words have in common?

AT

AN

IN

IS

US

HINTS:

1. It has to do with hidden words.

2. It has to do with removing letters.

3. Each word can go from two letters to four letters.

Answers:

1)

lONEly

arTWOrk

days oF OUR lives

newS EVENt

frEIGHTer

caNINEs

paTENt

2. Removing the first and last letters leaves a valid word:

QUIT/ROMP/MOOT/EASE/BOAR

3. Each word can be preceded by TH to form new words:

THAT / THAN /THIN / THIS / THUS