1. What do the following words have in common?

ATE

EASE

EDGE

OVER

UNDER

2. What do the following words have in common?

TALE

BOOM

LEER

MIEN

RALE

3. What do the following words have in common?

AIL

IRE

IRK

ARK

EASY

HINTS:

1. Each word can be preceded by the same two letters.

2)

A: Each word changes from four letters to six.

B: The change involves the same two letters.

C: The same two letters can be inserted into each word.

3. Each word can be preceded by the same two letters.

Answers:

1. Each word can be preceded by PL.

2. The letters T T can be inserted into each word.

TATTLE/BOTTOM/LETTER/MITTEN/RATTLE

3. Each word can be preceded by QU.