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Common Beginnings #1

The following puzzles give several words. All but one can have a certain word placed in front of it to yield a new, different word. Choose the word which does not share this property.

For example:
Draw, Hold, In, Gate, Out

In this case, the answer would be “gate”. All the others become new words when the word “with” is placed in front of them: withdraw, withhold, within, without.

Key:
1. Correct answer: Drive
All the others become new words when the word broad is placed in front of them.

2. Correct answer: Head
All the others become new words when the word sun is placed in front of them.

3. Correct answer: Tune
All the others become new words when the word pen is placed in front of them.

4. Correct answer: Dose
All the others become new words when the word fore is placed in front of them.

5. Correct answer: Come
All the others become new words when the word birth is placed in front of them.

6. Correct answer: All
All the others become new words when the word sea is placed in front of them.

7. Correct answer: Path
All the others become new words when the word for is placed in front of them.

8. Correct answer: Day
All the others become new words when the word over is placed in front of them.

9. Correct answer: Mary
All the others become new words when the word ring is placed in front of them.

10. Correct answer: Fine
All the others become new words when the word fire is placed in front of them.