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.




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