Each word in the left-hand column can be paired up with one in the right-hand column after a certain pattern. The words in the right-hand column are in random order.Can you determine the pattern and the new words?

1. FUR                 COMB
2. EAR                 GATE
3. CAP                 ANT
4. RAM                NET
5. CAT                 ACE
6. CAB                 ICE
7. CAST               HEN

HINTS:
#1: A single letter, not shown, is needed to link each word in the left-hand column to its partner in the right-hand column.
#2: When connected by the single letter, the two words will form a single, longer word.
#3: The connecting single letters, in random order, are P, N, I, T, I, R, A

Answers:

1. FUR     N    ACE  =   FURNACE
2. EAR     T    HEN  =   EARTHEN
3. CAP     R     ICE  =    CAPRICE
4. RAM    P    ANT  =    RAMPANT
5. CAT     A    COMB  = CATACOMB
6. CAB     I     NET  =    CABINET
7. CAST   I     GATE  = CASTIGATE 

Credit: GAMES Magazine
May, 2013
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