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Dip, Help, Light, Deal...
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These brain teasers rely on your ability to recognize groups of common attributes. For each of these puzzles you'll need to figure out why the words or letters are grouped as they are. Sometimes you will be asked to pick the odd-one-out or to place a new word into the correct group.Group
By switching one word from Group A with one word from Group B, you will be left with two groups that are related but different.
Which words should be switched?
Why?
Group A:
dip
help
light
deal
know
Group B:
beg
jam
lead
chat
nab
Which words should be switched?
Why?
Group A:
dip
help
light
deal
know
Group B:
beg
jam
lead
chat
nab
Hint
Think verb tenses.Answer
Dip and lead should be switched.Group A will then consist of words that do not need their last letter doubled to make the present participle (or -ing form) of the word.
-leading
-helping
-lighting
-dealing
-knowing
Group B words need their last letter doubled.
-begging
-jamming
-dipping
-chatting
-nabbing
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