Hidden & Compound Words

A four-letter word is hidden at the end of the first word and start of the second: 'breaD OWNer'. What is it?

• AREAD
• BOWNE
• CBREW
• DDOWN✓

Answer: The letters D-O-W-N run across 'breaD OWNer' to spell DOWN.

Which pair of words makes a compound word? Choose the correct join.

• ARAIN + DOG = RAINDOG
• BRAIN + CAT = RAINCAT
• CRAIN + BOW = RAINBOW✓
• DRAIN + RUN = RAINRUN

Answer: RAIN + BOW makes the real compound word RAINBOW.

Which word can follow BUTTER to make a real word?

• ARUN
• BJUMP
• CFLY✓
• DSING

Answer: BUTTER + FLY makes BUTTERFLY.

Which word can go in front of BALL to make a compound word?

• AFOOT✓
• BTREE
• CDESK
• DCLOUD

Answer: FOOTBALL is a real compound word. TREEBALL, DESKBALL and CLOUDBALL are not words, so only one option works.

A word is hidden across two neighbouring words in this sentence. Which is it? 'The rich indeed shared it.'

• ACHIN✓
• BNIHC
• CCHIO
• DHINC

Answer: Run the words together and the letters appear in order: THE RICH INDEED SHARED IT. The hidden word is CHIN, made from the end of one word and the start of the next.

A word is hidden across two neighbouring words in this sentence. Which is it? 'A cold rain fell today.'

• ANIARD
• BDRAIO
• CDRAIN✓
• DRAIND

Answer: Run the words together and the letters appear in order: A COLD RAIN FELL TODAY. The hidden word is DRAIN, made from the end of one word and the start of the next.

A word is hidden across two neighbouring words in this sentence. Which is it? 'He was late arriving home.'

• ARAET
• BTEAS
• CEART
• DTEAR✓

Answer: Run the words together and the letters appear in order: HE WAS LATE ARRIVING HOME. The hidden word is TEAR, made from the end of one word and the start of the next.

A word is hidden across two neighbouring words in this sentence. Which is it? 'The crab bit her finger.'

• ACRABBY
• BBATHER
• CRABBIT✓
• DBITTER

Answer: Run the words together and look across each gap: THE CRAB BIT HER FINGER. The end of 'crab' (RAB) joins the next word, 'bit', to spell RABBIT, which uses letters from both neighbouring words.

A word is hidden across two neighbouring words in this sentence. Which is it? 'Our team met on Sunday.'

• ATON✓
• BTEN
• CNET
• DONE

Answer: Run the words together and look across each gap: OUR TEAM MET ON SUNDAY. The last letter of 'met' (T) joins the next word, 'on', to spell TON, a unit of weight.

A word is hidden across two neighbouring words in this sentence. Which is it? 'She won a gold medal.'

• AAGE
• BLOG
• CAGO✓
• DNAP

Answer: Run the words together and look across each gap: SHE WON A GOLD MEDAL. The word 'a' joins the start of 'gold' (GO) to spell AGO, as in 'a long time ago'.

A word is hidden across two neighbouring words in this sentence. Which is it? 'We saw a tall arch there.'

• AMARCH
• BLATCH
• CWATCH
• DLARCH✓

Answer: Run the words together and look across each gap: WE SAW A TALL ARCH THERE. The last letter of 'tall' (L) joins the next word, 'arch', to spell LARCH, which is a kind of tree.

A word is hidden across two neighbouring words in this sentence. Which is it? 'The cat sat on a mat.'

• AMATS
• BHATS
• CCAST
• DCATS✓

Answer: Run the words together and look across each gap: THE CAT SAT ON A MAT. The word 'cat' joins the first letter of 'sat' (S) to spell CATS, which uses letters from both neighbouring words.

A word is hidden across two neighbouring words in this sentence. Which is it? 'He put the map on top.'

• ATHEN
• BTHEY
• CTHEM✓
• DTAPE

Answer: Run the words together and look across each gap: HE PUT THE MAP ON TOP. The word 'the' joins the first letter of 'map' (M) to spell THEM, which uses letters from both neighbouring words.

A word is hidden across two neighbouring words in this sentence. Which is it? 'A tiny anthill grew in my garden.'

• AWIT
• BWIG
• CWIN✓
• DNEW

Answer: Run the words together and look across each gap: A TINY ANTHILL GREW IN MY GARDEN. The last letter of 'grew' (W) joins the next word, 'in', to spell WIN, which uses letters from both neighbouring words.

A word is hidden across two neighbouring words in this sentence. Which is it? 'She read a short story.'

• AHEAR
• BHARE
• CHERE✓
• DHERO

Answer: Run the words together and look across each gap: SHE READ A SHORT STORY. The end of 'she' (HE) joins the start of 'read' (RE) to spell HERE, which uses letters from both neighbouring words.

A word is hidden across two neighbouring words in this sentence. Which is it? 'The bus stop was near the shop.'

• AEARTH✓
• BHEART
• CHEARD
• DEARLY

Answer: Run the words together and look across each gap: THE BUS STOP WAS NEAR THE SHOP. The end of 'near' (EAR) joins the start of 'the' (TH) to spell EARTH, which uses letters from both neighbouring words.