1. What do the following words have in common?

YAW

BALM

HELM

LINEN

PILLOW

2. What do the following words have in common?

TIP

BOX

BALL

BOMB

CURVE

HINT:

1. Each word can be changed in such a way that the new words formed will all have something in common.

Answers:

1. By adding, dropping, or changing a letter, each word can be changed into the name of a tree.

YEW/PALM/ELM/LINDEN/WILLOW

2. Each word can be preceded by a single, separate letter.

Q-TIP

X-BOX

T-BALL

H-BOMB

S-CURVE