Each question below gives a sentence. Somewhere inside it, spanning two words that sit next to each other, is a hidden word of four letters. This hidden word is built from the final letter or letters of the first word followed by the opening letter or letters of the second word (for instance, the tail end of one word fused with the start of the next). The hidden word is never taken from just the first word of the sentence or just the last word, and it never straddles a comma or full stop. Read each sentence closely, work out the four letters that are hidden, and pick the matching option from A) to E). Look carefully at the worked example first.
Worked example. A word of four letters is hidden between two words that are next to each other in the sentence below. The hidden word uses the last letter(s) of the first word and the first letter(s) of the second word. Find the hidden word.
"They arrived before storms rolled across the valley."
A) STOP B) REST C) ROLL D) OVER E) SLOW Answer: B. BEFORE ends in ...RE and STORMS begins ST..., so the last two letters of BEFORE joined to the first two letters of STORMS spell REST. No other word boundary in the sentence spells a real word, so B) REST is the only defensible answer.
1
A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? "The wise swami leads a quiet, simple life."
A) PILE
B) MILE
C) TIME
D) LIFE
E) FILE
(Total for Question 1 is 1 mark)
2
A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? "The summer gala nearly sold every ticket available."
A) EARL
B) GALA
C) SANE
D) LANE
E) PANE
(Total for Question 2 is 1 mark)
3
A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? "The warm taco delighted every hungry customer."
A) CODE
B) TACO
C) CORE
D) WARM
E) FOOD
(Total for Question 3 is 1 mark)
4
A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? "The battered tuba neatly fit back into its case."
A) TUBA
B) NEAT
C) MEND
D) CANE
E) BANE
(Total for Question 4 is 1 mark)
5
A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? "Regular yoga teaches balance, patience and calm breathing."
A) HATE
B) CALM
C) GATE
D) MOOD
E) YOGA
(Total for Question 5 is 1 mark)
6
A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? "The old sofa tends to creak on rainy evenings."
A) SOFA
B) TEND
C) MATE
D) FATE
E) DATE
(Total for Question 6 is 1 mark)
7
A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? "The wise guru seemed content with very little."
A) RUSE
B) GURU
C) RISE
D) GLAD
E) SURE
(Total for Question 7 is 1 mark)
8
A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? "The marinated tofu served today tasted delicious."
A) TOFU
B) FUME
C) FUSE
D) COOK
E) TODAY
(Total for Question 8 is 1 mark)
9
A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? "The lively samba seemed to energise the whole room."
A) SAMBA
B) BASS
C) ROOM
D) BEAT
E) BASE
(Total for Question 9 is 1 mark)
10
A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? "Hot lava seemed to glow brightly in the dark."
A) LAVA
B) VASE
C) VAST
D) DARK
E) HEAT
(Total for Question 10 is 1 mark)
11
A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? "The fresh kiwi seemed perfect for the fruit salad."
A) KIWI
B) WIFE
C) BOWL
D) WISE
E) FRESH
(Total for Question 11 is 1 mark)
12
A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? "The spicy salami needed slicing before the picnic."
A) MINE
B) SALAMI
C) MIND
D) PORK
E) WINE
(Total for Question 12 is 1 mark)
13
A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? "The extra chili merely added a gentle warmth."
A) CHILI
B) LINE
C) LIME
D) MILD
E) HEAT
(Total for Question 13 is 1 mark)
14
A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? "That old piano tends to go out of tune quickly."
A) PIANO
B) NODE
C) TUNE
D) PLAY
E) NOTE
(Total for Question 14 is 1 mark)
15
A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? "This old photo needs careful restoring before framing."
A) PHOTO
B) TONE
C) TORE
D) CARE
E) SHOT
(Total for Question 15 is 1 mark)
16
A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? "The local opera tends to sell out by January."
A) OPERA
B) RARE
C) SHOW
D) RATE
E) SOLD
(Total for Question 16 is 1 mark)
17
A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? "Her old visa felt out of date after the trip."
A) SAFE
B) VISA
C) SAME
D) DATE
E) SORT
(Total for Question 17 is 1 mark)
18
A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? "Half an avocado seemed enough for the whole salad."
A) AVOCADO
B) DOZE
C) DOSE
D) HALF
E) CUBE
(Total for Question 18 is 1 mark)
19
A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? "The huge tornado merged with a second storm cell."
A) TORNADO
B) COME
C) STORM
D) WIND
E) DOME
(Total for Question 19 is 1 mark)
20
A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? "The sleepy koala keenly watched us from its branch."
A) KOALA
B) LAKE
C) LACE
D) WATCH
E) TREE
(Total for Question 20 is 1 mark)
21
A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? "The shimmering aurora kept dancing across the night sky."
A) AURORA
B) RACE
C) STAR
D) RAKE
E) GLOW
(Total for Question 21 is 1 mark)
22
A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? "Their new combat dojo kept its doors open until midnight."
A) JOKE
B) DOJO
C) JUKE
D) OPEN
E) KICK
(Total for Question 22 is 1 mark)
23
A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? "The annual expo kept expanding year after year."
A) EXPO
B) POLE
C) POKE
D) GROW
E) SIZE
(Total for Question 23 is 1 mark)
24
A four-letter word is hidden between two words that are next to each other in this sentence. Which word is hidden? "On safari people spotted lions resting near the river."
A) SAFARI
B) RIDE
C) LIONS
D) WILD
E) RIPE
(Total for Question 24 is 1 mark)
Mark scheme · EP.V5B Hidden Four-Letter Word: Practice Set 2
Question 1
B1 B) MILE - SWAMI ends ...MI and LEADS begins LE..., so MI + LE = MILE.
Answer: B) MILE
Question 2
B1 D) LANE - GALA ends ...LA and NEARLY begins NE..., so LA + NE = LANE.
Answer: D) LANE
Question 3
B1 A) CODE - TACO ends ...CO and DELIGHTED begins DE..., so CO + DE = CODE.
Answer: A) CODE
Question 4
B1 E) BANE - TUBA ends ...BA and NEATLY begins NE..., so BA + NE = BANE.
Answer: E) BANE
Question 5
B1 C) GATE - YOGA ends ...GA and TEACHES begins TE..., so GA + TE = GATE.
Answer: C) GATE
Question 6
B1 D) FATE - SOFA ends ...FA and TENDS begins TE..., so FA + TE = FATE.
Answer: D) FATE
Question 7
B1 A) RUSE - GURU ends ...RU and SEEMED begins SE..., so RU + SE = RUSE.
Answer: A) RUSE
Question 8
B1 C) FUSE - TOFU ends ...FU and SERVED begins SE..., so FU + SE = FUSE.
Answer: C) FUSE
Question 9
B1 E) BASE - SAMBA ends ...BA and SEEMED begins SE..., so BA + SE = BASE.
Answer: E) BASE
Question 10
B1 B) VASE - LAVA ends ...VA and SEEMED begins SE..., so VA + SE = VASE.
Answer: B) VASE
Question 11
B1 D) WISE - KIWI ends ...WI and SEEMED begins SE..., so WI + SE = WISE.
Answer: D) WISE
Question 12
B1 A) MINE - SALAMI ends ...MI and NEEDED begins NE..., so MI + NE = MINE.
Answer: A) MINE
Question 13
B1 C) LIME - CHILI ends ...LI and MERELY begins ME..., so LI + ME = LIME.
Answer: C) LIME
Question 14
B1 E) NOTE - PIANO ends ...NO and TENDS begins TE..., so NO + TE = NOTE.
Answer: E) NOTE
Question 15
B1 B) TONE - PHOTO ends ...TO and NEEDS begins NE..., so TO + NE = TONE.
Answer: B) TONE
Question 16
B1 D) RATE - OPERA ends ...RA and TENDS begins TE..., so RA + TE = RATE.
Answer: D) RATE
Question 17
B1 A) SAFE - VISA ends ...SA and FELT begins FE..., so SA + FE = SAFE.
Answer: A) SAFE
Question 18
B1 C) DOSE - AVOCADO ends ...DO and SEEMED begins SE..., so DO + SE = DOSE.
Answer: C) DOSE
Question 19
B1 E) DOME - TORNADO ends ...DO and MERGED begins ME..., so DO + ME = DOME.
Answer: E) DOME
Question 20
B1 B) LAKE - KOALA ends ...LA and KEENLY begins KE..., so LA + KE = LAKE.
Answer: B) LAKE
Question 21
B1 D) RAKE - AURORA ends ...RA and KEPT begins KE..., so RA + KE = RAKE.
Answer: D) RAKE
Question 22
B1 A) JOKE - DOJO ends ...JO and KEPT begins KE..., so JO + KE = JOKE.
Answer: A) JOKE
Question 23
B1 C) POKE - EXPO ends ...PO and KEPT begins KE..., so PO + KE = POKE.
Answer: C) POKE
Question 24
B1 E) RIPE - SAFARI ends ...RI and PEOPLE begins PE..., so RI + PE = RIPE.