Each question gives two words in brackets, for example (BAND) (RAW). Exactly one letter can be moved from the END of the first word to the START of the second word so that both of the resulting words are still correctly spelled, real English words. Decide which single letter has to move, then select it from the five lettered options. Look carefully at the worked example first, then work through the questions in order.
Worked example. (BAND) (RAW)
Exactly one letter can be moved from the end of the first word to the front of the second word so that both words made are still correctly spelled real words. Which letter moves?
A) D B) B C) R D) A E) W Answer: A. Take the last letter off BAND: removing D leaves BAN, a real word. Add that same letter, D, to the front of RAW to make DRAW, a real word. So D is the letter that moves, which is option A. None of the other letters is the actual last letter of BAND, so none of them can be the letter that moves.
1
(PENS) (HOE)
A) S
B) P
C) H
D) N
E) T
(Total for Question 1 is 1 mark)
2
(LIPS) (TAR)
A) L
B) S
C) T
D) P
E) R
(Total for Question 2 is 1 mark)
3
(FUND) (RAG)
A) F
B) R
C) D
D) N
E) C
(Total for Question 3 is 1 mark)
4
(WASH) (AIR)
A) W
B) A
C) S
D) H
E) G
(Total for Question 4 is 1 mark)
5
(BEANS) (TALK)
A) B
B) T
C) A
D) R
E) S
(Total for Question 5 is 1 mark)
6
(LAWN) (EAT)
A) N
B) L
C) E
D) W
E) M
(Total for Question 6 is 1 mark)
7
(HERO) (PEN)
A) H
B) O
C) P
D) R
E) N
(Total for Question 7 is 1 mark)
8
(TEAM) (ARCH)
A) T
B) A
C) M
D) E
E) L
(Total for Question 8 is 1 mark)
9
(BOAT) (RAIL)
A) B
B) R
C) A
D) T
E) S
(Total for Question 9 is 1 mark)
10
(PLANT) (RAY)
A) P
B) R
C) N
D) S
E) T
(Total for Question 10 is 1 mark)
11
(GRAPES) (PARE)
A) S
B) G
C) P
D) E
E) T
(Total for Question 11 is 1 mark)
12
(TILES) (HOP)
A) T
B) S
C) H
D) L
E) R
(Total for Question 12 is 1 mark)
13
(MARSH) (ARBOUR)
A) M
B) A
C) H
D) S
E) G
(Total for Question 13 is 1 mark)
14
(PINK) (NIT)
A) P
B) N
C) I
D) K
E) J
(Total for Question 14 is 1 mark)
15
(GRAND) (ITCH)
A) G
B) I
C) N
D) C
E) D
(Total for Question 15 is 1 mark)
16
(SCARF) (LAG)
A) F
B) S
C) L
D) R
E) G
(Total for Question 16 is 1 mark)
17
(PLUMP) (LACE)
A) L
B) P
C) U
D) M
E) O
(Total for Question 17 is 1 mark)
18
(PAINT) (RAP)
A) P
B) R
C) T
D) N
E) S
(Total for Question 18 is 1 mark)
19
(KING) (ROVE)
A) K
B) R
C) I
D) G
E) H
(Total for Question 19 is 1 mark)
20
(THINK) (EEL)
A) T
B) E
C) I
D) J
E) K
(Total for Question 20 is 1 mark)
21
(SHOVEL) (INK)
A) L
B) S
C) I
D) V
E) K
(Total for Question 21 is 1 mark)
22
(SHINE) (VENT)
A) S
B) E
C) V
D) N
E) D
(Total for Question 22 is 1 mark)
23
(DISCO) (DOUR)
A) D
B) I
C) O
D) S
E) N
(Total for Question 23 is 1 mark)
24
(SLATE) (MOTION)
A) S
B) M
C) T
D) E
E) D
(Total for Question 24 is 1 mark)
25
(STRIPE) (MERGE)
A) S
B) M
C) R
D) E
E) F
(Total for Question 25 is 1 mark)
Mark scheme · EP.V7B Move a Letter: Practice Set 2
Question 1
B1 A) S - removing S from PENS leaves PEN (a real word); adding S to the front of HOE makes SHOE (a real word).
Answer: A) S
Question 2
B1 B) S - removing S from LIPS leaves LIP (a real word); adding S to the front of TAR makes STAR (a real word).
Answer: B) S
Question 3
B1 C) D - removing D from FUND leaves FUN (a real word); adding D to the front of RAG makes DRAG (a real word).
Answer: C) D
Question 4
B1 D) H - removing H from WASH leaves WAS (a real word); adding H to the front of AIR makes HAIR (a real word).
Answer: D) H
Question 5
B1 E) S - removing S from BEANS leaves BEAN (a real word); adding S to the front of TALK makes STALK (a real word).
Answer: E) S
Question 6
B1 A) N - removing N from LAWN leaves LAW (a real word); adding N to the front of EAT makes NEAT (a real word).
Answer: A) N
Question 7
B1 B) O - removing O from HERO leaves HER (a real word); adding O to the front of PEN makes OPEN (a real word).
Answer: B) O
Question 8
B1 C) M - removing M from TEAM leaves TEA (a real word); adding M to the front of ARCH makes MARCH (a real word).
Answer: C) M
Question 9
B1 D) T - removing T from BOAT leaves BOA (a real word); adding T to the front of RAIL makes TRAIL (a real word).
Answer: D) T
Question 10
B1 E) T - removing T from PLANT leaves PLAN (a real word); adding T to the front of RAY makes TRAY (a real word).
Answer: E) T
Question 11
B1 A) S - removing S from GRAPES leaves GRAPE (a real word); adding S to the front of PARE makes SPARE (a real word).
Answer: A) S
Question 12
B1 B) S - removing S from TILES leaves TILE (a real word); adding S to the front of HOP makes SHOP (a real word).
Answer: B) S
Question 13
B1 C) H - removing H from MARSH leaves MARS (a real word, meaning spoils or blemishes); adding H to the front of ARBOUR makes HARBOUR (a real word).
Answer: C) H
Question 14
B1 D) K - removing K from PINK leaves PIN (a real word); adding K to the front of NIT makes KNIT (a real word).
Answer: D) K
Question 15
B1 E) D - removing D from GRAND leaves GRAN (a real word, an informal UK word for grandmother); adding D to the front of ITCH makes DITCH (a real word).
Answer: E) D
Question 16
B1 A) F - removing F from SCARF leaves SCAR (a real word); adding F to the front of LAG makes FLAG (a real word).
Answer: A) F
Question 17
B1 B) P - removing P from PLUMP leaves PLUM (a real word); adding P to the front of LACE makes PLACE (a real word).
Answer: B) P
Question 18
B1 C) T - removing T from PAINT leaves PAIN (a real word); adding T to the front of RAP makes TRAP (a real word).
Answer: C) T
Question 19
B1 D) G - removing G from KING leaves KIN (a real word, meaning family relatives); adding G to the front of ROVE makes GROVE (a real word).
Answer: D) G
Question 20
B1 E) K - removing K from THINK leaves THIN (a real word); adding K to the front of EEL makes KEEL (a real word).
Answer: E) K
Question 21
B1 A) L - removing L from SHOVEL leaves SHOVE (a real word); adding L to the front of INK makes LINK (a real word).
Answer: A) L
Question 22
B1 B) E - removing E from SHINE leaves SHIN (a real word); adding E to the front of VENT makes EVENT (a real word).
Answer: B) E
Question 23
B1 C) O - removing O from DISCO leaves DISC (a real word); adding O to the front of DOUR makes ODOUR (a real word, meaning a smell).
Answer: C) O
Question 24
B1 D) E - removing E from SLATE leaves SLAT (a real word, a thin strip of wood or plastic); adding E to the front of MOTION makes EMOTION (a real word).
Answer: D) E
Question 25
B1 D) E - removing E from STRIPE leaves STRIP (a real word); adding E to the front of MERGE makes EMERGE (a real word).