1. What do the following words have in common?

Job - the Bible character

Polish - from Poland

August - the month or a man's name

Lima - capital city of Peru

2. What do the following words have in common?

ON

KING

GAIN

RAGE

RACKS

3. What do the following names and words have in common?

EVE
GOOSE
TONGUE
PEARL
BOARD
CHILD

HINT:

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

Answers:

1. Changing the pronunciation and making the initial letter lower-case gives new words and meanings.

job (employment)

polish (to make shiny)

august (inspiring, dignified)

lima (lima bean)

2. Each word can be preceded by BAR to make a new word.

BARON/BARKING/BARGAIN/BARRAGE/BARRACKS

3. They are all associated with the word MOTHER:

EVE - THE MOTHER OF ALL LIVING
MOTHER GOOSE
MOTHER TONGUE
MOTHER-OF-PEARL
MOTHERBOARD
MOTHER AND CHILD