1. What do the following words have in common?

BIG

TAR

BALL

 

2. What do the following three-letter words have in common?

 

ARE

EAR

ORE

ALL 

APE

RINK

 

Answers:

 

1. Each word becomes a new one when followed by OT:

 

BIGOT

TAROT

BALLOT 

 

2. Each word becomes a new one when preceded by SH:

 

SHARE

SHEAR

SHORE

SHALL 

SHAPE

SHRINK