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Questions about words challenge your understanding of language. These puzzles test how well you can spot word meanings, similarities, and tricky differences.

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Fascinating Fact:

Questions about words often test homonyms, which are words that share the same spelling but have different meanings.

In 11 Plus Verbal Reasoning, word questions measure how quickly you can interpret meaning. They may involve synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, or word categories, helping to develop vocabulary and reasoning skills.

Key Terms

Homonym: A word that is spelled the same as another but has a different meaning.
Synonym: A word that has the same or a very similar meaning as another word.
Antonym: A word that means the opposite of another word.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What are questions about words in the 11 Plus?

They are verbal reasoning puzzles that test your understanding of word meanings, similarities, opposites, and categories.

How do I prepare for word-based questions?

Practise reading widely, learn new vocabulary, and try puzzles that use synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms to build confidence.

Why are word puzzles important in exams?

They develop logical thinking, improve vocabulary, and show how well you can use language to solve problems quickly.

For extra tips, visit our parent guide on 11 Plus sample questions .

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Example:

Look at the words below and then answer the question about them.

SILVER
SALVER
SOLVER
ELEVEN
SALTED

Which consonant appears most frequently?

Answer: ‘L’ appears five times, that’s more than any other consonant, so is the correct answer.

1 .

Look at the words below and then answer the question about them.

INSTEP
ALBINO
LIMITS
ANIMAL
BLEEDS

Which vowel does not appear in any word?

None of the words contain the letter ‘U’, but all the other vowels (A, E, I and O) appear at least once. ‘U’ is the least often used vowel in many English words

2 .

Look at the words below and then answer the question about them.

INSTEP
ALBINO
LIMITS
ANIMAL
BLEEDS

Which word would come first in a dictionary?

ANIMAL

ALBINO

LIMITS

BLEEDS

‘Animal’ and ‘albino’ both begin with ‘A’, so we move on to the second letter. ‘L’ comes before ‘N’ in the alphabet, so ‘albino’ appears before ‘animal’ in a dictionary

3 .

Look at the words below and then answer the question about them.

INSTEP
ALBINO
LIMITS
ANIMAL
BLEEDS

Which vowel appears most frequently?

‘I’ appears five times - that’s more than any other vowel, so is the correct answer

4 .

Look at the words below and then answer the question about them.

INSTEP
ALBINO
LIMITS
ANIMAL
BLEEDS

Which word would appear last in a dictionary?

INSTEP

ALBINO

BLEEDS

LIMITS

Looking at the first letters of each word, ‘L’ is later in the alphabet than ‘A’, ‘B’ or ‘I’ so ‘limits’ would appear last in a dictionary

5 .

Look at the words below and then answer the question about them.

INSTEP
ALBINO
LIMITS
ANIMAL
BLEEDS

Which consonant appears most frequently?

‘L’ appears four times - that’s more than any other consonant, so is the correct answer

6 .

Look at the words below and then answer the question about them.

MEDIUM
PELMET
MENACE
PANDER
MILLET

Which vowel does not appear in any word?

None of the words contain the letter ‘O’, but all the other vowels (A, E, I and U) appear at least once

7 .

Look at the words below and then answer the question about them.

MEDIUM
PELMET
MENACE
PANDER
MILLET

Which word would come first in a dictionary?

MILLET

MEDIUM

MENACE

PANDER

Three of the words start with an ‘M’, so we must look at their second letters. ‘Medium’ and ‘menace’ both have ‘E’ as their second letter, which comes before ‘I’, so we now look at their third letters. ‘D’ comes before ‘N’ in the alphabet so ‘medium’ will appear before ‘menace’ in a dictionary

8 .

Look at the words below and then answer the question about them.

MEDIUM
PELMET
MENACE
PANDER
MILLET

Which vowel appears most frequently?

‘E’ appears seven times – much more often than any other vowel. ‘E’ is in fact the most often used letter in English

9 .

Look at the words below and then answer the question about them.

MEDIUM
PELMET
MENACE
PANDER
MILLET

Which word would appear last in a dictionary?

MEDIUM

PANDER

PELMET

MILLET

‘P’ comes later in the alphabet than ‘M’ so the answer will be either ‘pelmet’ or ‘pander’. If we look at their second letters, ‘A’ comes before ‘E’ so ‘pelmet’ would be listed last in a dictionary

10 .

Look at the words below and then answer the question about them.

PELLET
MENACE
PANDER
MILLET

Which consonant appears most frequently?

‘L’ appears four times. That’s more than ‘M’, ‘P’ or ‘T’ (twice)

Author: Stephen O'Hara and Ian Miles