Singular and Plural, Compound words - Vocabulary
8th English | Unit 2 | Prose : Hobby Turns into a Successful Career
Introduction to Plurals and Compound Words
We have seen how to form plural from singular for certain nouns and now we are going to see the other forms of plurals. Compound words are formed when two or more words are put together to form a new word with a new meaning.
Singular and Plural
We have seen how to form plural from singular for certain nouns and now we are going to see the other forms of plurals.
Compound words
Compound words are formed when two or more words are put together to form a new word with a new meaning.
Some important compound words using (NOUN + NOUN)
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Some important compound words using (GERUND + NOUN)
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Some important compound words using (NOUN + VERB)
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Exercises
A. Match the following compound words and write them:
B. Choose the best answer to make a compound word
1. Which can be placed after ‘soft’?
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2. Which can be placed before 'light’?
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3. Which can be placed after ‘safe’?
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4. Which can be placed after ‘blue’?
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5. Which can be placed after ‘water’?
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VOCABULARY ADDITIONAL
Singular & Plural
Write the plural form of the given words:
COMPOUND WORDS
Match the following compound words and write them:
- hand
- over
- child
- watch
- safe
- moon
- river
- land
- written
- load
- hood
- man
- guard
- light
- bed
- mark
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- hand + written = handwritten
- over + load = overload
- child + hood = childhood
- watch + man = watchman
- safe + guard = safeguard
- moon + light = moonlight
- river + bed = riverbed
- land + mark = landmark
Choose the best answer to make a compound word:
1. Which can be placed after ‘key’
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2. Which can be placed before ‘office’
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3. Which can be placed after ‘blue’
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4. Which can be placed before ‘come’
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5. Which can be placed after ‘dining’