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Missing Word 1

Missing word puzzles test vocabulary and grammar skills by asking pupils to choose the word that best completes a sentence. These challenges prepare children for verbal reasoning exams.

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Fascinating Fact:

These puzzles improve vocabulary because you must know words that fit both meaning and grammar.

In 11 Plus Verbal Reasoning, missing word questions encourage children to think carefully about sentence structure. They help pupils connect language rules with everyday communication.

Key Terms

Context: The words around a blank space that help show what kind of word is needed.
Grammar: The rules that guide how words fit together in a sentence.
Vocabulary: The set of words a person understands and uses.

Parents can read our guide to 11 Plus subjects to see how missing word puzzles fit into exam preparation.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What is a missing word question in verbal reasoning?

A missing word question gives a sentence with a blank space. Pupils must choose the word that fits both the meaning and the grammar correctly.

How do missing word puzzles help vocabulary?

They encourage pupils to recall and apply words they know, helping to strengthen memory and expand their vocabulary for exams and daily use.

What strategies help solve missing word questions?

Pupils should read the whole sentence, check grammar clues, test different words in the blank, and eliminate answers that do not make sense.

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Example: Find the three letters that have been removed from the word in capitals below. If the missing letters are put back into the word, the sentence will make sense.

The children GATED in the hall.

HER
HAT
HEM
THE

Answer: HER (gatHERed)

By putting HER back into GATED, we can make the word GATHERED. None of the other choices make sense.

1 .

Find the three letters that have been removed from the word in capitals below. If the missing letters are put back into the word, the sentence will make sense.

Gladiators died in the AMPHIATRE every day.

HET

THE

HEE

TEE

By putting THE back into AMPHIATRE, we can make the word AMPHITHEATRE. None of the other choices make sense. The main amphitheatre in Rome was called the Colosseum

2 .

Find the three letters that have been removed from the word in capitals below. If the missing letters are put back into the word, the sentence will make sense.

She WED the windows each Saturday.

ONE

ATH

ASH

OWN

By putting ASH back into WED, we can make the word WASHED. None of the other choices make sense

3 .

Find the three letters that have been removed from the word in capitals below. If the missing letters are put back into the word, the sentence will make sense.

You should have BORED the money from a friend.

TOW

SOW

ROW

LOW

By putting ROW back into BORED, we can make the word BORROWED. None of the other choices make sense

4 .

Find the three letters that have been removed from the word in capitals below. If the missing letters are put back into the word, the sentence will make sense.

The cement HARED in the warmth.

MEN

FEN

TEN

DEN

By putting DEN back into HARED, we can make the word HARDENED. None of the other choices make sense

5 .

Find the three letters that have been removed from the word in capitals below. If the missing letters are put back into the word, the sentence will make sense.

My Mum gets a TERLE headache if she eats chocolate.

RIB

REB

FIB

LIB

By putting RIB back into TERLE, we can make the word TERRIBLE. None of the other choices make sense

6 .

Find the three letters that have been removed from the word in capitals below. If the missing letters are put back into the word, the sentence will make sense.

My Maths teacher has a SLING expression today.

NOW

NOR

COW

LOW

By putting COW back into SLING, we can make the word SCOWLING. None of the other choices make sense

7 .

Find the three letters that have been removed from the word in capitals below. If the missing letters are put back into the word, the sentence will make sense.

School ATTANCE is excellent these days.

PLY

END

TEN

NAT

By putting END back into ATTANCE, we can make the word ATTENDANCE. None of the other choices make sense. I'm sure your attendance is super!

8 .

Find the three letters that have been removed from the word in capitals below. If the missing letters are put back into the word, the sentence will make sense.

The cells just kept on DIVIG.

NIT

DIN

SIT

VIE

By putting DIN back into DIVIG, we can make the word DIVIDING. None of the other choices make sense

9 .

Find the three letters that have been removed from the word in capitals below. If the missing letters are put back into the word, the sentence will make sense.

I am DEITELY going to the movies tonight.

VEE

VAN

FIN

TIE

By putting FIN back into DEITELY, we can make the word DEFINITELY. None of the other choices make sense

10 .

Find the three letters that have been removed from the word in capitals below. If the missing letters are put back into the word, the sentence will make sense.

Those cakes look absolutely SCPTIOUS!

RIP

RUM

MOP

RAM

By putting RUM back into SCPTIOUS, we can make the word SCRUMPTIOUS. None of the other choices make sense. It's time you took a well deserved break, maybe even time for a scrumptious cake!

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