Completing One Word

11+ Verbal Reasoning, topic 4.1.2

Completing a Word in a Sentence

You may be given the first few letters of a word and asked to complete a sentence. The word you choose must complete the sentence and make sense as a word on its own.

Example

Example

1. Completing the sentence

1. Completing the sentence

  • Use the rest of the sentence to help you work out the word.
  • A HOUSE has four bedrooms. So the completed word is HOUSE.
2. Makes sense as a word on its own

2. Makes sense as a word on its own

  • The missing letters create another word - USE.
  • The missing letters in this question must spell a new word.

Test yourself on Completing One Word

  • Which word completes the sentence?

    We planted three rose bushes in the GAR____.

  • Which word completes the sentence?

    When I sold my computer games, I made a good PRO____.

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