Look at the following words.
headmistress | Long awaited | Homework |
notebook | Stiff-backed | Outbursts |
These words are compound words. They are made up of two or more words.
Compound words can be:
•Nouns (a word that identifies a person, a place, an animal or a thing): headmistress, homework, notebook, outbursts
•Adjectives (a word that gives the description of a noun or a pronoun): long-awaited, stiff-backed
•Verbs( Verbs can be described as words that describe actions): sleep-walk, baby-sit
(Compound word)
Match the compound words under ‘A’ with their meanings under ‘B’. Use each in a sentence.
A | B |
1.Heartbreaking | Obeying and respecting the law |
2.Homesick | Think about pleasant things, forgetting about the present |
3.Blockhead | Something produced by a person, machine or an organization |
4. Law-abiding | Producing great success |
5. Overdo | An occasion when vehicles/machines stop working |
6. Daydream | An informal word which means a very stupid person |
7. Break down | Missing home and family very much |
8. Output | Do something to an excessive degree |
A | B |
1.Heartbreaking | Producing great sadness Eg. The sight of the accident was very heartbreaking. |
2.Homesick | Missing home and family very much Eg. Hostellers often feel homesick being away from their close ones. |
3.Blockhead | An informal word which means a very stupid person Eg. Your friend seems to be a big time blockhead. |
4. Law-abiding | Obeying and respecting the law Eg. Honesty is an attribute of a Law-abiding citizen. |
5. Overdo | Do something to an excessive degree Eg. Excess of everything is bad. |
6. Daydream | Think about pleasant things, forgetting about the present Eg. Sometimes we tend to waste a lot of time daydreaming. |
7. Break down | An occasion when vehicles/machines stop working Eg. Our car broke down in the middle of the highway and the situation turned very chaotic. |
8. Output | Something produced by a person, machine or an organization Eg. In order to meet the increasing demands, the company hired workers to increase its output. |