Move a letter questions — free 11+ verbal reasoning practice

Move one letter from the first word into the second word to make two new words. The other letters stay in the same order. THREE WERE

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The answer is E. Take h out of three and tree is left. Put h into were and it becomes where. Both are real words, so the letter to move is h. Taking out r would leave thee, but that letter does not make a word with were. The letter can go anywhere in the second word, so try the start, the middle and the end.

Move one letter from the first word into the second word to make two new words. The other letters stay in the same order. FLOAT FUND

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The answer is B. Take o out of float and flat is left. Put o into fund and it becomes found. Both are real words, so the letter to move is o. Try each letter of the first word in turn: cover it with a finger and see whether a word is left.

Move one letter from the first word into the second word to make two new words. The other letters stay in the same order. BRIGHT ITS

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The answer is D. Take b out of bright and right is left. Put b into its and it becomes bits. Both are real words, so the letter to move is b. Taking out r would leave bight, but that letter does not make a word with its. Both new words must be real. A letter that only works for one of them is a trap.

Move one letter from the first word into the second word to make two new words. The other letters stay in the same order. STAY ASKS

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The answer is A. Take t out of stay and say is left. Put t into asks and it becomes tasks. Both are real words, so the letter to move is t. Taking out a would leave sty, but that letter does not make a word with asks. Both new words must be real. A letter that only works for one of them is a trap.

Move one letter from the first word into the second word to make two new words. The other letters stay in the same order. BRIGHT LOCK

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The answer is B. Take b out of bright and right is left. Put b into lock and it becomes block. Both are real words, so the letter to move is b. Taking out r would leave bight, but that letter does not make a word with lock. The letter can go anywhere in the second word, so try the start, the middle and the end.

Move one letter from the first word into the second word to make two new words. The other letters stay in the same order. PLAY SENT

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The answer is E. Take p out of play and lay is left. Put p into sent and it becomes spent. Both are real words, so the letter to move is p. Taking out l would leave pay, but that letter does not make a word with sent. Keep the other letters in their order. Only the one letter moves.

Move one letter from the first word into the second word to make two new words. The other letters stay in the same order. PART LOT

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The answer is C. Take p out of part and art is left. Put p into lot and it becomes plot. Both are real words, so the letter to move is p. Taking out r would leave pat, but that letter does not make a word with lot. Keep the other letters in their order. Only the one letter moves.

Move one letter from the first word into the second word to make two new words. The other letters stay in the same order. HALL SELL

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The answer is E. Take h out of hall and all is left. Put h into sell and it becomes shell. Both are real words, so the letter to move is h. Try each letter of the first word in turn: cover it with a finger and see whether a word is left.

Move one letter from the first word into the second word to make two new words. The other letters stay in the same order. FALL LOW

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The answer is C. Take f out of fall and all is left. Put f into low and it becomes flow. Both are real words, so the letter to move is f. Both new words must be real. A letter that only works for one of them is a trap.

Move one letter from the first word into the second word to make two new words. The other letters stay in the same order. FLOW ARM

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The answer is C. Take f out of flow and low is left. Put f into arm and it becomes farm. Both are real words, so the letter to move is f. Try each letter of the first word in turn: cover it with a finger and see whether a word is left.

Move one letter from the first word into the second word to make two new words. The other letters stay in the same order. HILL ILL

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The answer is B. Take h out of hill and ill is left. Put h into ill and it becomes hill. Both are real words, so the letter to move is h. Try each letter of the first word in turn: cover it with a finger and see whether a word is left.

Move one letter from the first word into the second word to make two new words. The other letters stay in the same order. SHELF EAT

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The answer is E. Take h out of shelf and self is left. Put h into eat and it becomes heat. Both are real words, so the letter to move is h. The letter can go anywhere in the second word, so try the start, the middle and the end.

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