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Making Longer Words

11+ Verbal Reasoning, topic 3.1.1

Compound Words

You may be asked to combine parts of words to make a longer (and correctly spelt) English word.

Example

Example

  • Combine one word from the first list and one word from the second list to make a new word.
First try - plate

First try - plate

  • Take the first word (plate).
  • Add plate to the start of each word in the second group.
  • Platecake is NOT a word.
  • Platetoast is NOT a word.
  • Platetea is NOT a word.
Second try - pan

Second try - pan

  • If you cannot make a new word, take the second word from the first group (pan) and try to make a new word:
  • Pancake IS a word.
Answer

Answer

  • The new word is PANCAKE.

Test yourself on Making Longer Words

  • Use one word from each group of words to make a new, longer word:

    (pepper, salt, sauce) (mint, thyme, oregano)

  • Use one word from each group of words to make a new, longer word:

    (information, news, gossip) (card, tissue, paper)

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