Word Alchemy

For August 13, 2015

Here's another interesting game I learned from my Creative Writing teacher. This game is called Word Alchemy. All you need to do is change one letter at a time as you move from one particular word to another. The new word formed must be a word that exists in the English dictionary. In case you didn't get my instructions, here's an example.

Par1:
(Par means number of words in between)

Base - Ball

Step 1: Change 's' to 'l'. The new word formed is 'bale'.
Step 2: Change 'e' to 'l'. The new word formed is 'ball'.
         
- Base
- Bale
- Ball

Get it now? Now try these.

A. Par1                          
1. deaf - hear                   
2. five - nine                 
                                      
B. Par2
1. cook - food
2. loud - soft
3. live - home

C. Par3
1. sick - well
2. take - give
3. lose - find
4. cold - warm
5. less - more

D. Par4
1. head - foot
2. fall - rise
3. hard - easy
4. wet - dry
5. stay - roam

E. Par5
1. work-rest
2. soon - late
3. fast - slow
4. ride - walk
5. fool - wise

F. Par6
1. dead - live
2. loss - gain
3. pull - stop
4. fake - real
5. wind - rain

G. Par7
1. wade - pool

H. Par8
1. golf - club

I. Par9
1. poor - rich

J. Par10
1. hide - seek

Note: For example if it is par6 and you can answer it in like 4 words in between, that's fine as long as the words and the process used are correct. Now try answering. ^.^ Have fun!


If you're having some problems with finding the right words, try to refer to these answers. This might help. 😊

A. Par1
1. deaf                  2. five
    dear                      fine
    hear                      nine

B. Par2
1. cook                 2. loud                3. live
    hook                     lout                     hive
    hood                     loft                      hove
    food                     soft                     home

C. Par3
1. sick                   2. take                 3. lose               4. cold                5. less
    silk                        lake                     lone                   cord                   loss
    sill                         lave                     line                    card                   lose
    sell                        live                      fine                    ward                  lore
    well                      give                      find                   warm                more

D. Par4
1. head                  2. fall                   3. hard               4. wet                 5. stay
    bead                      mall                      hare                    pet                      sway
    beat                       male                     bare                    pat                      swam
    boat                       mile                      base                   pay                     seam
    boot                       rile                        ease                   pry                      ream
    foot                       rise                        easy                  dry                      roam

E. Par5
1. work                  2. soon                  3. fast                 4. ride                 5. fool
    fork                       boon                      fest                     wide                    tool
    fort                        born                       feat                     wade                   toll
    port                        bore                       flat                     wake                   tole
    post                        bare                       flaw                    wale                   tile
    pest                        bate                       flow                    walk                   wile
    rest                        late                        slow                                              wise

F. Par6
1. dead                   2. loss                     3. full                 4. fake                5. wind
    head                       lass                         bull                     fare                     wand
    herd                        last                         boll                     hare                     sand
    here                        gast                         bolt                    here                      said
    hire                         gait                         boot                   herd                      raid
    hive                        gain                         soot                   head                     rain
    live                                                         stot                    heal
                                                                   stop                   real

G. Par7                  H. Par8                    I. Par9                J. Par10
1. wade                   1. golf                     1. poor               1. hide
    bade                        goof                        pool                   bide
    bale                         good                       poll                    bile
    ball                          goad                       pill                     bill
    boll                          glad                        pile                    sill
    boil                          clad                        pice                    sell
    toil                           clod                        rice                    seel
    tool                          clob                        rich                    seek
    pool                         club

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