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Below are ten words that have been split in half.

The first column has the first 2 letters, and the second column has the last 2 letters.

Can you pair the letters and remake the ten common words?
bo   af
br   re
fo   ne
go   af
ho   ke
jo   ew
le   ud
lo   am
lo   nd
so   pe

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Answers
bo + nd = bond
br + ew = brew
fo + am = foam
go + ne = gone
ho + pe = hope
jo + ke = joke
le + af = leaf
lo + af = loaf
lo + ud = loud
so + re = sore

If we remove the restriction of remaking common words, alternative answers can be found using: foud, goaf, leud, sone.