Q.11 Compound Words
The following table:
| Word 1 | Word 2 | Compound word |
|---|---|---|
| air | port | airport |
| hand | written | handwritten |
| over | load | overload |
| child | hood | childhood |
| safe | guard | safeguard |
| type | write | typewrite |
| soft | ware | software |
| walking | stick | walking stick |
| fast | food | fast food |
| water | fall | water fall |
| cricket | ground | cricket ground |
| head | light | headlight |
| wind | screen | wind screen |
| eye | brow | eye brow |
| car | park | car park |
| second | class | second class |
| nice | man | nice man |
| honest | man | honest man |
| wise | man | wise man |
| tall | girl | tall girl |
| short | hand | short hand |
| driving | licence | driving licence |
| walking | stick | walking stick |
| dining | hall | dining hall |
| reading | room | reading room |
| resting | hall | resting hall |
| cloak | room | cloak room |
| after | noon | afternoon |
| fore | sight | fore sight |
| over | coat | over coat |
Exercises
1. Choose the suitable option to pair it with the word 'watch' to form a compound word. (MDL-19)
- a) hall
- b) house
- c) man
- d) clock
2. Choose the suitable option to pair it with the word alarm to form a compound word. (PTA - 1)
- a) sound
- b) clock
- c) time
- d) watch
3. Choose the suitable option to pair with green to form a compound word. (PTA - 2)
- a) dress
- b) house
- c) glass
- d) pen
4. Choose the suitable option to pair it with the word traffic to form a compound word. (PTA-3)
- a) police
- b) signal
- c) jam
- d) light
5. Choose the suitable option to pair it with 'boarding' to form a compound word. (PTA-4)
- a) pause
- b) pass
- c) parts
- d) fast
6. Choose the suitable option to pair with 'sea' to form a compound word. (PTA - 5)
- a) shine
- b) shore
- c) soar
- d) pool
7. Choose the suitable option that do not pair with life to form a compound word. (PTA - 6)
- a) skill
- b) time
- c) boat
- d) leave