Completing Many Words

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Finding the Missing Letter to Complete A List

You may be given a list of words that are all missing the same letter. You must decide which letter is missing.

Example question

[ ] oat, [ ] art, [ ] old, [ ] alm

Testing different letters

If the answer isn't obvious straight away, you could test each letter of the alphabet until you find the right letter.

Testing 'A'

Aoat is NOT a word.
Aart is NOT a word.
Aold is NOT a word.
Aalm is NOT a word.
- So 'A' cannot be the missing letter.

Testing 'B'

Boat IS a word.
Bart is NOT a word.
Bold IS a word.
Balm IS a word.
- So 'B' cannot be the missing letter.

Testing 'C'

Coat IS a word.
Cart IS a word.
Cold IS a word.
Calm IS a word.
- So 'C' is the missing letter.

Write the answer

The answer is the letter 'C'.

1Codes

1.1Symbol & Number Codes

1.1.1Symbol & Number Codes

1.2Alphabet Codes - Same Direction

1.2.1Alphabet Codes - Moving Right

1.2.2Alphabet Codes - Moving Left

1.3Alphabet Codes - Different Directions

1.3.1Alphabet Codes - Moving Left & Right

1.4Alphabet Codes - Practice!

1.4.1Alphabet Codes - Practice!

2Word Association

2.1Word Association

2.1.1Word Association

2.2Synonyms & Antonyms

2.2.1Synonyms

2.2.2Antonyms

2.2.3Synonyms & Antonyms

3Changing Words

3.1Compound Words

3.1.1Making Longer Words

3.1.2Prefixes - Recap

3.1.3Prefixes - Recap 2

3.1.4Compound Words & Prefixes

3.2Anagrams

3.2.1Rearranging Words

3.2.2Rearranging Words To Make Connections

3.3Letter Ladders

3.3.1Letter Ladders

4Completing Words

4.1Completing Words

4.1.1Completing Two Words

4.1.2Completing One Word

4.1.3Completing Many Words

5Sentences

5.1Completing Sentences

5.1.1Appropriate Word Choice

5.2Hidden Words

5.2.1Hidden Words in Sentences

5.3Syntax

5.3.1Organising Words in Sentences

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