For each of the pairs of words below, insert a word in the blank space

Insert a word in the blank space

For each of the pairs of words below,
insert a word in the blank space between them to form two separate words
such that the inserted word finishes the first word and begins the second.

For example : “MAN ____ ON”,
you would insert the word “GO” to form “MANGO” and “GOON”.

BOW ____ AGE
GENE ____ KING
LAND ____ GOAT
DIG ____ SELF
PAR ____ ATE