Source: Extra Practice

By changing only the first letter of the word 'LAKE', how many of the following letters can form a new valid English word: 'B', 'M', 'C', 'R'?

Options

Option A

Only 2

Option B

Only 3

Option C is correct

All 4

Option D

None

Explanation

Replacing the 'L' in 'LAKE' with each of the four letters yields: 'BAKE', 'MAKE', 'CAKE', and 'RAKE'. All four of these are highly common, meaningful English words.