Sunday Puzzle: Two Words, Scrambled Please

On-air challenge: I’m going to give you some six-letter words. For each one rearrange the letters to get two three-letter words in the same category.  Ex. REGALE (parts of the body) –> EAR, LEG

1. BEATEN (insects)

2. GENIAL (alcoholic beverages)

3. ARDENT (colors)

4. BAITER (things to wear)

5. TACKLE (animals)

6. LAUGHS (boys’ nicknames)

7. SHARIF (trees)

8. AUTHOR (Greek letters)