Topic Practice 11+ Verbal Reasoning Worksheets, Questions and Revision

Find the letter which completes the word before the bracket and begins the word after the bracket: SEA ( ? ) ORN

1. Try endings on SEA: SEAT works (a place to sit), SEAL works (an animal), SEAR works (to burn quickly).
2. Try each of those letters at the start of ORN: T + ORN = TORN (ripped); the other combinations do not form real words.
3. Compare the results: SEAT and TORN are both genuine, common English words, so T is the letter that works both ways.
4. Final answer: T (SEAT and TORN).