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BB02 LANGUAGE CHALLENGE #02
Language
Language brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.Language
This list below of five words can be turned into a common word(s) by the addition of the same word to EITHER the beginning or the end of each of the listed words.
Example:
If I gave you the words:
"salt"
"pool"
you could add "table" to each (front or back) and get:
"table salt"
"pool table"
Do something similar with these five words below. What is a word (same word) that can be added to these five words (front OR back) to create a common word(s)? The new expression can be a compound word, a hyphenated word, or a two-word phrase.
bank
end
funny
guest
mug
Example:
If I gave you the words:
"salt"
"pool"
you could add "table" to each (front or back) and get:
"table salt"
"pool table"
Do something similar with these five words below. What is a word (same word) that can be added to these five words (front OR back) to create a common word(s)? The new expression can be a compound word, a hyphenated word, or a two-word phrase.
bank
end
funny
guest
mug
Answer
bank bookbookend
funny book
guestbook
mug book
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