11+ Verbal Reasoning Pathway
Build word power, uncover patterns and reason with confidence
Learn each verbal reasoning skill explicitly with Marina, study worked examples, apply the method in a full Activity, then combine skills in GL-style and CEM-style Mixed and Timed Practice with post-attempt analysis.
11+ Verbal Reasoning Specialist
Marina
GL-style + CEM-style reasoning
Word relationships, vocabulary, codes, sequences, number reasoning and logic — taught step by step with exam-focused checking strategies.
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Sections
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Topics
GL + CEM
Styles
Section A · GL Assessment
Type 1 — Find the Missing Letter
Do not treat every Missing Letter question as the same pattern. In 11+ verbal reasoning you may need to restore one missing letter, use one shared letter across two word fragments, prove one shared letter across two pairs/four words, or restore three consecutive letters removed from a longer word. The missing material may be at the beginning, middle or end. Your first job is therefore to recognise the construction before you solve it.
Marina · 11+ Verbal Reasoning specialist
Type 1 — Find the Missing Letter
Understand how to recognise this question type before choosing a method.
Stage 1 · Recognition clues
One or more word fragments contain a missing letter shown by a gap or question mark.
A letter may finish a word, begin a word, or be required in more than one pair.
The final letter must make every required completion a real, correctly spelt word.
Method-selection guide
What method should I use?
Scan every fragment, start with the easiest clue, generate a small candidate set, cross-check each candidate, eliminate failures and prove the final letter against every required word.
Common 11+ trap
What must I check?
Never stop because one fragment makes a real word; the same candidate must satisfy every clue and every spelling check.
Stage 1 · Introduction to the skill
Missing Letter questions can test several different techniques
Do not treat every Missing Letter question as the same pattern. In 11+ verbal reasoning you may need to restore one missing letter, use one shared letter across two word fragments, prove one shared letter across two pairs/four words, or restore three consecutive letters removed from a longer word. The missing material may be at the beginning, middle or end. Your first job is therefore to recognise the construction before you solve it.
Visual introduction
Recognise the clue
Choose an exact method
Check every option
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