1. What do the following words have in common?

SIN

NOW

STAR

MONEY

TRACING

2. What do the following words have in common?

HORSE

MORON

FIRST

CORAL

ACRID

3. What do the following words have in common?

BIER

BALE

BOLE

SEER

WALE

HINTS:

1. The same letter, appropriately placed, will change each word into a new one.

2. Look for a letter common to every word.

3. The same two letters will change each word into a new one.

Answers:

1. The letter K can be added to each word to make new words:

SINK or SKIN/KNOW/STARK/MONKEY/TRACKING

2. The letter R can be dropped from each word and a valid word is left.

3. The letters TT can be inserted into the middle of each word to create new words:

BITTER/BATTLE/BOTTLE/SETTER/WATTLE