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Verbal Reasoning Quiz - Words that Cannot be Made 3 (Questions)

Can you spot impossible words? These 11 Plus Verbal Reasoning puzzles test accuracy by checking which words can or cannot be built from the letters provided.

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Fascinating Fact:

Repetition of letters is central, since a smaller word cannot be made if it requires more of a letter than the larger word contains.

In 11 Plus Verbal Reasoning, these questions test careful attention to spelling detail. Pupils must count and match each letter rather than simply recognising word shapes.

Key Terms

Letter count: The number of times each letter appears in a word.
Word construction: The process of forming one word from the letters of another.
Checking: Step-by-step verification to ensure no extra letters are used.

Parents can learn more by visiting our 11 Plus courses and materials guide , which explains resources available for exam preparation.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

How do Words That Cannot Be Made questions work?

Pupils must check if a smaller word can be formed using only the letters from a larger word. If even one letter is missing, the word cannot be made.

What skills do these puzzles test?

They test spelling accuracy, concentration, and logical reasoning, helping pupils develop precision when working under exam conditions.

What is the best way to practise these puzzles?

Pupils should practise by underlining or crossing out letters as they use them. This reduces mistakes and builds speed with accuracy.

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Example:
Which of the following words can NOT be made from the letters of the word POSITIONAL?

Postal
Opal
Notion
Posit
Pools
Satin

It doesn’t matter whether or not you know what the words mean. Just look at the letters they contain and see if they are in the word 'POSITIONAL' the correct amount of times.
The only one of the options which cannot be formed is 'notion', purely because the letter 'N' only appears once in 'POSITIONAL', but twice in ‘notion’.

1.

Which of the following words can NOT be made from the letters of the word KINGFISHER?

[ ]	Resigns
[ ]	Shrieking
[ ]	Gherkins
[ ]	Refinish

2.

Which of the following words can NOT be made from the letters of the word NIGHTWEAR?

[ ]	Hairnet
[ ]	Warthog
[ ]	Granite
[ ]	Watering

3.

Which of the following words can NOT be made from the letters of the word QUANDARIES?

[ ]	Asunder
[ ]	Squander
[ ]	Sequined
[ ]	Squired

4.

Which of the following words can NOT be made from the letters of the word TELEPORTED?

[ ]	Deplore
[ ]	Treetop
[ ]	Droplet
[ ]	Deported

5.

Which of the following words can NOT be made from the letters of the word WINDSCREEN?

[ ]	Cinders
[ ]	Rewind
[ ]	Widen
[ ]	Sinners

6.

Which of the following words can NOT be made from the letters of the word CARNATIONS?

[ ]	Constrain
[ ]	Raincoats
[ ]	Container
[ ]	Sanction

7.

Which of the following words can NOT be made from the letters of the word FIREBRAND?

[ ]	Infrared
[ ]	Refined
[ ]	Friend
[ ]	Raider

8.

Which of the following words can NOT be made from the letters of the word INCREDIBLE?

[ ]	Dribbled
[ ]	Inedible
[ ]	Reclined
[ ]	Decibel

9.

Which of the following words can NOT be made from the letters of the word LIGHTBULBS?

[ ]	Blights
[ ]	Thugs
[ ]	Slights
[ ]	Gills

10.

Which of the following words can NOT be made from the letters of the word OUTNUMBERED?

[ ]	Entombed
[ ]	Remounted
[ ]	Mentored
[ ]	Bounded

Verbal Reasoning Quiz - Words that Cannot be Made 3 (Answers)

1.

Which of the following words can NOT be made from the letters of the word KINGFISHER?

[x]	Resigns
[ ]	Shrieking
[ ]	Gherkins
[ ]	Refinish

All of the words can be made, except for ‘resigns’ as this contains two of the letter ‘S’, but ‘kingfisher’ has only one

2.

Which of the following words can NOT be made from the letters of the word NIGHTWEAR?

[ ]	Hairnet
[x]	Warthog
[ ]	Granite
[ ]	Watering

All of the words can be made, except for ‘warthog’ as this contains a letter ‘O’, but ‘nightwear’ does not

3.

Which of the following words can NOT be made from the letters of the word QUANDARIES?

[ ]	Asunder
[ ]	Squander
[x]	Sequined
[ ]	Squired

All of the words can be made, except for ‘sequined’ as this contains two of the letter ‘E’, but ‘quandaries’ has only one

4.

Which of the following words can NOT be made from the letters of the word TELEPORTED?

[ ]	Deplore
[ ]	Treetop
[ ]	Droplet
[x]	Deported

All of the words can be made, except for ‘deported’ as this contains two of the letter ‘D’, but ‘teleported’ has only one

5.

Which of the following words can NOT be made from the letters of the word WINDSCREEN?

[ ]	Cinders
[ ]	Rewind
[ ]	Widen
[x]	Sinners

All of the words can be made, except for ‘sinners’ as this contains two of the letter ‘S’, but ‘windscreen’ has only one

6.

Which of the following words can NOT be made from the letters of the word CARNATIONS?

[ ]	Constrain
[ ]	Raincoats
[x]	Container
[ ]	Sanction

All of the words can be made, except for ‘container' as this contains a letter ‘E’, but ‘carnations’ does not.
To ‘constrain’ is to force someone to do something, and to ‘sanction’ is to allow or give approval

7.

Which of the following words can NOT be made from the letters of the word FIREBRAND?

[ ]	Infrared
[x]	Refined
[ ]	Friend
[ ]	Raider

All of the words can be made, except for ‘refined’ as this contains two of the letter ‘E’, but ‘firebrand’ has only one

8.

Which of the following words can NOT be made from the letters of the word INCREDIBLE?

[x]	Dribbled
[ ]	Inedible
[ ]	Reclined
[ ]	Decibel

All of the words can be made, except for ‘Dribbled’ as this contains two of the letters ‘B’ and ‘D’, but ‘incredible’ has only one of each

9.

Which of the following words can NOT be made from the letters of the word LIGHTBULBS?

[ ]	Blights
[ ]	Thugs
[x]	Slights
[ ]	Gills

All of the words can be made, except for ‘slights’ as this contains two of the letter ‘S’, but ‘lightbulbs’ has only one.
A ‘blight’ is something which damages or spoils something, or a crop disease. A ‘slight’ is an insult

10.

Which of the following words can NOT be made from the letters of the word OUTNUMBERED?

[ ]	Entombed
[ ]	Remounted
[ ]	Mentored
[x]	Bounded

All of the words can be made, except for ‘bounded’ as this contains two of the letter ‘D’, but ‘outnumbered’ has only one