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What do the following words have in common?
vague, have, shrugged, raged, boat, sole, dragged, snaked, twinged
vague, have, shrugged, raged, boat, sole, dragged, snaked, twinged
Hint
They are all one syllable words, but that is only half the answer.These words also fit the pattern: cave, boar, role.
Answer
By removing one or two letters, each one syllable word becomes a word that can be pronounced with two syllables.Vague -> ague
Have -> ave
SHrugged -> rugged
Raged -> aged
boaT -> boa
Sole -> ole
Dragged -> ragged
Snaked -> naked
Twinged -> winged
The hint refers to "one syllable" as only half the answer: "two syllable".
Cave -> ave
boaR -> boa
Role -> ole
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