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Grades 6, 7 and 8 - English Language - Middle School - Verbal Reasoning - Missing Word
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The sentence must make sense. Find the three letter word and choose your answer from the four choices available.

Example: The children GATED in the hall.
HER |  HAT |  HEM |  THE
Answer: HER (gatHERed)
By putting HER back into GATED, we can make the word GATHERED. None of the other choices make sense.

Grades 6, 7 and 8 - English Language - Middle School - Verbal Reasoning - Missing Word
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1. Find the three letters that have been removed from the word in capitals below. If the missing letters are put back into the word, the sentence will make sense.
His DESCANTS had originally come from India.
2. Find the three letters that have been removed from the word in capitals below. If the missing letters are put back into the word, the sentence will make sense.
Most young people today have MULLE mobile devices.
3. Find the three letters that have been removed from the word in capitals below. If the missing letters are put back into the word, the sentence will make sense.
Cakes are made from a COMATION of eggs, flour and sugar.
4. Find the three letters that have been removed from the word in capitals below. If the missing letters are put back into the word, the sentence will make sense.
Her cousins lived on the OUTRTS of London.
5. Find the three letters that have been removed from the word in capitals below. If the missing letters are put back into the word, the sentence will make sense.
I knew that the name for words that sounded the same was HOHONES but I couldn’t remember it.
6. Find the three letters that have been removed from the word in capitals below. If the missing letters are put back into the word, the sentence will make sense.
My Mom gets a TERLE headache if she eats chocolate.
7. Find the three letters that have been removed from the word in capitals below. If the missing letters are put back into the word, the sentence will make sense.
The shapes in the puzzle wouldn’t fit together because they were INCONGNT.
8. Find the three letters that have been removed from the word in capitals below. If the missing letters are put back into the word, the sentence will make sense.
The charity appeal was to help children in poor countries who were suffering from MALRITION.
9. Find the three letters that have been removed from the word in capitals below. If the missing letters are put back into the word, the sentence will make sense.
She kept most of her clothes in two CLOS.
10. Find the three letters that have been removed from the word in capitals below. If the missing letters are put back into the word, the sentence will make sense.
You should have BORED the money from a friend.
11. Find the three letters that have been removed from the word in capitals below. If the missing letters are put back into the word, the sentence will make sense.
My Math teacher has a SLING expression today.
12. Find the three letters that have been removed from the word in capitals below. If the missing letters are put back into the word, the sentence will make sense.
The dog just lay there, GLING menacingly
13. Find the three letters that have been removed from the word in capitals below. If the missing letters are put back into the word, the sentence will make sense.
Several hundred SPERS visited the mall every day.
14. Find the three letters that have been removed from the word in capitals below. If the missing letters are put back into the word, the sentence will make sense.
The D Day landings could never have taken place without the PARACISTS.
15. Find the three letters that have been removed from the word in capitals below. If the missing letters are put back into the word, the sentence will make sense.
The cement HARED in the warmth.
16. Find the three letters that have been removed from the word in capitals below. If the missing letters are put back into the word, the sentence will make sense.
The largest man there also BELED the loudest.
17. Find the three letters that have been removed from the word in capitals below. If the missing letters are put back into the word, the sentence will make sense.
John always made CONTRIIONS to his favorite charities.
18. Find the three letters that have been removed from the word in capitals below. If the missing letters are put back into the word, the sentence will make sense.
Those cakes look absolutely SCPTIOUS!
19. Find the three letters that have been removed from the word in capitals below. If the missing letters are put back into the word, the sentence will make sense.
When he sets his mind to something, he really does it WHOLEHEEDLY.
20. Find the three letters that have been removed from the word in capitals below. If the missing letters are put back into the word, the sentence will make sense.
He had checked the dictionary but still couldn’t DEE the word.
21. Find the three letters that have been removed from the word in capitals below. If the missing letters are put back into the word, the sentence will make sense.
They always hung up MISTOE at Christmas time.
22. Find the three letters that have been removed from the word in capitals below. If the missing letters are put back into the word, the sentence will make sense.
The package stuck out everywhere because of its BULESS.
23. Find the three letters that have been removed from the word in capitals below. If the missing letters are put back into the word, the sentence will make sense.
School ATTANCE is excellent these days.
24. Find the three letters that have been removed from the word in capitals below. If the missing letters are put back into the word, the sentence will make sense.
Passing exams is always a great ACHIMENT.
25. Find the three letters that have been removed from the word in capitals below. If the missing letters are put back into the word, the sentence will make sense.
The cells just kept on DIVIG.