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Middle Word
In each of the following insert a word in the bracket which when tacked onto the first word forms a new word and when placed in front of the second word makes a new word.
For example: ARC (---) RING would be HER - to form archer and herring.
The number of dashes indicate the number of letters in the word to be inserted.
1. GRUB (--) WAY
2. MAR (----) PIN
3. OF (----) PLATE
4. ORANGE (----) PILE
5. TAR (---) GO
For example: ARC (---) RING would be HER - to form archer and herring.
The number of dashes indicate the number of letters in the word to be inserted.
1. GRUB (--) WAY
2. MAR (----) PIN
3. OF (----) PLATE
4. ORANGE (----) PILE
5. TAR (---) GO
Answer
1. BY (grubby, byway)2. KING (marking, kingpin)
3. FISH (offish, fishplate)
4. WOOD (orangewood, woodpile)
5. TAN (tartan, tango)
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