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Find the letter that ends the first word and starts the second word. The same letter works for both pairs. shif ( ? ) race sen ( ? ) erm

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The answer is E. Put t in each gap: shif + t = shift, t + race = trace, sen + t = sent, and t + erm = term. All four are real words, so the answer is t. Say each word out loud with your letter in it: a real word usually sounds right straight away.

Find the letter that ends the first word and starts the second word. The same letter works for both pairs. medi ( ? ) rea vi ( ? ) rt

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The answer is B. Put a in each gap: medi + a = media, a + rea = area, vi + a = via, and a + rt = art. All four are real words, so the answer is a. Vowels are worth trying early, because so many words start or end with one.

Find the letter that ends the first word and starts the second word. The same letter works for both pairs. inc ( ? ) ot pat ( ? ) er

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The answer is E. Put h in each gap: inc + h = inch, h + ot = hot, pat + h = path, and h + er = her. All four are real words, so the answer is h. Try the letter in all four words before you decide. One pair alone often allows more than one letter.

Find the letter that ends the first word and starts the second word. The same letter works for both pairs. serv ( ? ) very rol ( ? ) ven

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The answer is D. Put e in each gap: serv + e = serve, e + very = every, rol + e = role, and e + ven = even. All four are real words, so the answer is e. Say each word out loud with your letter in it: a real word usually sounds right straight away.

Find the letter that ends the first word and starts the second word. The same letter works for both pairs. jo ( ? ) lack num ( ? ) ank

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The answer is B. Put b in each gap: jo + b = job, b + lack = black, num + b = numb, and b + ank = bank. All four are real words, so the answer is b. y might look right because joy is a word, but ylack is not. The letter must work in all four places. A letter that only fits one pair is a trap.

Find the letter that ends the first word and starts the second word. The same letter works for both pairs. wear ( ? ) hame find ( ? ) ight

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The answer is A. Put s in each gap: wear + s = wears, s + hame = shame, find + s = finds, and s + ight = sight. All four are real words, so the answer is s. Vowels are worth trying early, because so many words start or end with one.

Find the letter that ends the first word and starts the second word. The same letter works for both pairs. wir ( ? ) ach lov ( ? ) ight

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The answer is E. Put e in each gap: wir + e = wire, e + ach = each, lov + e = love, and e + ight = eight. All four are real words, so the answer is e. Vowels are worth trying early, because so many words start or end with one.

Find the letter that ends the first word and starts the second word. The same letter works for both pairs. idea ( ? ) oss fina ( ? ) eave

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The answer is C. Put l in each gap: idea + l = ideal, l + oss = loss, fina + l = final, and l + eave = leave. All four are real words, so the answer is l. The letter must work in all four places. A letter that only fits one pair is a trap.

Find the letter that ends the first word and starts the second word. The same letter works for both pairs. coul ( ? ) ealt name ( ? ) esk

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The answer is D. Put d in each gap: coul + d = could, d + ealt = dealt, name + d = named, and d + esk = desk. All four are real words, so the answer is d. Vowels are worth trying early, because so many words start or end with one.

Find the letter that ends the first word and starts the second word. The same letter works for both pairs. spok ( ? ) aten larg ( ? ) njoy

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The answer is C. Put e in each gap: spok + e = spoke, e + aten = eaten, larg + e = large, and e + njoy = enjoy. All four are real words, so the answer is e. Try the letter in all four words before you decide. One pair alone often allows more than one letter.

Find the letter that ends the first word and starts the second word. The same letter works for both pairs. dail ( ? ) ears cop ( ? ) es

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The answer is C. Put y in each gap: dail + y = daily, y + ears = years, cop + y = copy, and y + es = yes. All four are real words, so the answer is y. Try the letter in all four words before you decide. One pair alone often allows more than one letter.

Find the letter that ends the first word and starts the second word. The same letter works for both pairs. know ( ? ) aive joi ( ? ) ovel

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The answer is E. Put n in each gap: know + n = known, n + aive = naive, joi + n = join, and n + ovel = novel. All four are real words, so the answer is n. s might look right because knows is a word, but saive is not. The letter must work in all four places. A letter that only fits one pair is a trap.

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