1. What do the following words have in common?

NEST

DRUM

WIG

ACHE

2. What do the following words have in common?

END

LINT

ANGLE

ARROW

3. What do the following words have in common?

DIG

CUB

ORB

PULP

BAND

HINTS:

1. Each word can be preceded by the same three-letter word.

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

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

Answers:

1. Each word can be preceded by EAR.

EARNEST/EARDRUM/EARWIG/EARACHE

2. Each word can be preceded by SP.

SPEND/SPLINT/SPANGLE/SPARROW

3. The letters IT can be added to each word.

DIGIT/CUBIT/ORBIT/PULPIT/BANDIT