1. What do the following words have in common?

OWN
ONE
OAT
ILL
ASH
ALL

2. What do the following words have in commn?

TIN
PUN
LAD
FUR
READ


Answers:

1. Each word can be preceded by THR:

THROWN
THRONE
THROAT
THRILL
THRASH
THRALL

2.  Each word can be followed by Y to make a new word:

TINY
PUNY
LADY
FURY
READY