She likes baseball not football she likes horses not Cows

Question

 What does each group of words have in common    She likes baseball not football horses not Kells science not art Rhode Island not Maryland homework not classwork Mickey Mouse not Donald Duck iced tea not water grapes bananas two not six 

Answer 1

First, separate the items into pairs and put them into two columns.

 

Then, notice the vowels and consonants in each word.  There will be a vowel, a consonant, a sequence of vowels or consonants in the first column ("likes") that are not in the second column ("dislikes").  Sometimes, this game uses just a single letter, like 'e' for example, that appears in one word and not the other.  Also, double consonants make a fun game.  Look for letters in alphabetical order versus out of order, single and multiple syllables, starting and ending vowels/consonants, and other items that make the words themselves different.

 

It usually doesn't take long to determine what makes the difference between the spelling or pronunciation of words (not the meanings).