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Look carefully at the words and choose the correct letter.
Insert a Letter 3
Insert a letter puzzles boost quick thinking. Pupils must add one letter to change a word, helping them sharpen spelling, vocabulary, and speed for 11 Plus practice.
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Fascinating Fact:
These puzzles can be played in groups as quickfire games where speed matters as much as accuracy.
In 11 Plus Verbal Reasoning, insert a letter puzzles strengthen lateral thinking. They encourage pupils to experiment with language and practise solving word problems under time pressure.
Key Terms
Lateral thinking: Solving problems in creative and unexpected ways.
Vocabulary: The range of words a person understands and uses.
Accuracy: Correctness in spelling and forming words without mistakes.
The correct answer is t. By inserting “t” you can make the four words colt, tram, belt, and toll.
1 .
Choose the correct missing letter
rea (?) ode fil (?) ilk
r
d
m
s
By inserting “m” you can make the four words ream, mode, film and milk. A ream is the name for 500 sheets of paper
2 .
Choose the correct missing letter
tou (?) ilt fre (?) usk
t
r
g
h
By inserting “t” you can make the four words tout, tilt, fret and tusk
3 .
Choose the correct missing letter
ste (?) ise sle (?) est
w
d
y
i
By inserting “w” you can make the four words stew, wise, slew and west. Slew is the past tense of slay, meaning to kill
4 .
Choose the correct missing letter
hoo (?) ups plo (?) our
d
p
r
k
By inserting “p” you can make the four words hoop, pups, plop and pour
5 .
Choose the correct missing letter
mas (?) ire ren (?) ake
h
t
s
a
By inserting “t” you can make the four words mast, tire, rent and take. Don't mix up tire: to become tired, with tyre: rubber surrounding a wheel!
6 .
Choose the correct missing letter
har (?) one hel (?) uke
d
c
l
t
By inserting “d” you can make the four words hard, done, held and duke
7 .
Choose the correct missing letter
sho (?) rek fel (?) ool
s
w
t
d
By inserting “t” you can make the four words shot, trek, felt and tool. A trek is a journey involving hardship, so think about Star Trek and you will understand the movies better!
8 .
Choose the correct missing letter
pon (?) oke joe (?) elp
y
g
h
s
By inserting “y” you can make the four words pony, yoke, joey and yelp. A joey is a baby kangaroo
9 .
Choose the correct missing letter
cas (?) new dir (?) ids
e
d
k
p
By inserting “k” you can make the four words cask, knew, dirk and kids. A dirk is a small dagger
10 .
Choose the correct missing letter
oxe (?) ear tow (?) ail
d
s
n
t
By inserting “n” you can make the four words oxen, near, town and nail. Oxen is the plural of ox, an old fashioned word for a cow