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

Question

Philoid · Accepted Answer

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.

headmistress	Long awaited	Homework
notebook	Stiff-backed	Outbursts

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