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I. 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: headmistress, homework, notebook, outbursts • adjectives: long-awaited, stiff-backed • verbs: sleep-walk, baby-sit.
Match the compound words under ‘A’ with their meanings under ‘B’.
Use each in a sentence.
A | B |
Heartbreaking | producing great sadness |
Homesick | missing home and family very much |
Blockhead | an informal word which means a very stupid person |
Law-abiding | obeying and respecting the law |
Overdo | do something to an excessive degree |
Daydream | think about pleasant things, forgetting about the present |
Breakdown | an occasion when vehicles/machines stop working |
Output | something produced by a person, machine or organisation |
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