Vocabulary building – compound words
Form compound words from the following everyday words. There are 4 new words per each headword.
AIR –
BOOK –
DOWN –
EYE –
FIRE –
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force |
town |
store |
shadow |
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brow |
craft |
load |
port |
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pour |
shelf |
witness |
place |
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extinguisher |
lid |
fighter |
mark |
|
worm |
proof |
quality |
stairs |
I. Match the compound words with the definitions.
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1. |
a) a person who loves books |
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2. |
b) a person whose job is to put out fires |
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3. |
c) a type of makeup |
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4. |
d) very heavy rain |
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5. |
e) a shop that sells books |
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6. |
f) another word for airplane |
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7. |
g) a person who saw a crime or an accident |
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8. |
h) an object used for putting out fires |
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9. |
i) a place where airplanes can take off and land |
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10. |
j) another word for city centre |
II. Fill in the gaps with the compound words formed from the table.
1. James works as a pilot for the military. He is in the ……………….. .
2. Sitting around the ……………….. is really cosy in winter.
3. Maria’s room is ……………….. because of her knee injury.
4. Women usually pluck their ……………….. to be fashionable.
5. I can’t find my glasses. I left them on the ……………….. but they have disappeared.
answers:
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AIR |
BOOK |
DOWN |
EYE |
FIRE |
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force port craft quality |
mark shelf store worm |
load pour stairs town |
brow lid shadow witness |
extinguisher fighter place proof |
I. 1-bookworm 2-firefighter 3-eyeshadow 4-downpour 5-bookstore 6-aricraft 7-eyewitness 8-fire extinguisher 9-airport 10-downtown
II. 1-airforce 2-fireplace 3-downstairs 4-eyebrows 5-bookshelf
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