Word Game – TH Words

I will give you a clue to a word that will follow TH to make another word.  I will also give you a clue to the full word, eg: TH + peruse: cotton = THREAD (TH + READ).

1. TH + metal oxidisation: propulsion
2. TH + small grain: three times
3. TH + you and me: therefore
4. TH + poetic before: that place
5. TH + propel a small boat: lob
6. TH + coarse: to pass ____
7. TH + steal: palpitation
8. TH + interior: less fat
9. TH + skin blemish: frustrate
10. TH +  writing fluid: to be pensive

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Word Game – Missing Pairs

I will give you two 6-letter words with the centre 2 letters  missing – the same 2 letters complete both words – you have to work out which 2 letters are missing.  Eg: AS _ _ ME / CA _ _ AL – answer is SU, giving ASSUME and CASUAL

1. WA _ _ ER / CA _ _ ID
2. CA _ _ NE / FI _ _ SH
3. PA _ _ RY / FI _ _ ER
4. EX _ _ CT / PA _ _ RS
5. VE _ _ FY / EN _ _ CH
6. WA _ _ ER / ED _ _ OR
7. FA _ _ EN / CA _ _ LE
8. NO _ _ AL / FA _ _ ER
9. EN _ _ RE / DE _ _ DE
10. DI _ _ CT / PA _ _ NT

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