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 –
force | town | store | shadow |
brow | craft | load | port |
pour | shelf | witness | place |
extinguisher | lid | fighter | mark |
worm | proof | quality | stairs |
I. Match the compound words with the definitions.
1. | a) a person who loves books |
2. | b) a person whose job is to put out fires |
3. | c) a type of makeup |
4. | d) very heavy rain |
5. | e) a shop that sells books |
6. | f) another word for airplane |
7. | g) a person who saw a crime or an accident |
8. | h) an object used for putting out fires |
9. | i) a place where airplanes can take off and land |
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:
AIR | BOOK | DOWN | EYE | FIRE |
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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