What do the following words have in common?

1. CAME

2. RODE

3. ARE

4. LIEN

5. CRIME

 

Answer:

 

They are one-syllable words that become three- syllable word with the addition of a single letter:

 

1. CAME - CAMEO

2. RODE - RODEO

3. ARE - AREA

4. LIEN - ALIEN

5. CRIME - CRIMEA