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Missing Anagrams II
Below are several sets of words with some letters taken out. For each letter (A, B, or C) there are 2 words. Find the 2 or 3 letters that will fit into both words. Take the letters that you put into the words for A, B and (maybe) C and unscramble them. That is your answer for that number.
Example:
1)
A) FORE _ _ _
_ _ _ ITE
B) BR _ _ K
SL _ _ K
Answer:
A) foreIGN
IGNite
B) brICk
slICk
Unscramble IGNIC: ICING is the answer.
All 5 words will belong to a common group, and a smaller group inside that group. Can you figure out all the words, what common group they are in, and what smaller group they are in? Good Luck!
1)
A) _ _ _ ARD
REA _ _ _ E
B) B _ _ _ ER
_ _ _ OR
2)
A) SE _ _ _ E
PRO _ _ _ E
B) _ _ RATE
_ _ ROBIC
C) G _ _ UP
P _ _ VE
3)
A) P _ _ _ ER
SP _ _ _
B) _ _ _ THY
P _ _ _ YA
C) B _ _ LE
J _ _ GLE
4)
A) BE _ _ _
A _ _ _ EMY
B) _ _ GHT
ATH _ _ ST
5)
A) REM _ _ _ L
M _ _ _ BLE
B) _ _ VES
RE _ _ C
C) VIS _ _ LE
PROH _ _ IT
Example:
1)
A) FORE _ _ _
_ _ _ ITE
B) BR _ _ K
SL _ _ K
Answer:
A) foreIGN
IGNite
B) brICk
slICk
Unscramble IGNIC: ICING is the answer.
All 5 words will belong to a common group, and a smaller group inside that group. Can you figure out all the words, what common group they are in, and what smaller group they are in? Good Luck!
1)
A) _ _ _ ARD
REA _ _ _ E
B) B _ _ _ ER
_ _ _ OR
2)
A) SE _ _ _ E
PRO _ _ _ E
B) _ _ RATE
_ _ ROBIC
C) G _ _ UP
P _ _ VE
3)
A) P _ _ _ ER
SP _ _ _
B) _ _ _ THY
P _ _ _ YA
C) B _ _ LE
J _ _ GLE
4)
A) BE _ _ _
A _ _ _ EMY
B) _ _ GHT
ATH _ _ ST
5)
A) REM _ _ _ L
M _ _ _ BLE
B) _ _ VES
RE _ _ C
C) VIS _ _ LE
PROH _ _ IT
Hint
All the answers are countries.All spellings are American English.
Answer
1)A) LIZard
reaLIZe
B) bARBer
ARBor
Unscramble LIZARB: BRAZIL
2)
A) seDUCe
proDUCe
B) AErate
AErobic
C) gROup
pROve
Unscramble DUCAERO: ECUADOR
3)
A) pRAYer
spRAY
B) APAthy
pAPAya
C) bUGle
jUGgle
Unscramble RAYAPAUG: PARAGUAY
4)
A) beLCH
aLCHemy
B) EIght
athEIst
Unscramble LCHEI: CHILE
5)
A) remOVAl
mOVAble
B) LIves
reLIc
C) visIBle
prohIBit
Unscramble OVALIIB: BOLIVIA
All of the answers are countries (common group) in South America (smaller group).
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