Page 1 - Class-8 Compound words- Assignment

SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
CLASS 8 – ENGLISH

LESSON NOTES – MODULE 23
Grammar- COMPOUND WORDS

Home assignment-

a.Match the compound words to its meaning. Do not draw lines across to match. Write the
correct meanings right beside the compound words.

Hourglass having leaves that stay green
Arm chair a book that is published by a school each year
Salt water made at home rather than at a store or
factory
notepad A tower with a light that guides ships away
from danger.
lighthouse Sheets of paper attached together to be used
for writing notes
homemade Living in saltwater
yearbook A chair with support for arms
evergreen A glass container of slowly moving sand used
for measuring time

Q2. Write the compound word that answers each riddle.

1 . I fall from the sky when it is very cold. children love me because I cancel school. What am
I?_________

2. If you like movies that are about space travel then you will enjoy me. What am I?_________

Then you would enjoy me. What am I? ________

3. If you are going on a vacation, you need to pack me .What am I? _________

4. If you are stuck outside you push my buttons a lot to give the insiders a feel that someone is
waiting or held up outside the door.. What am I ?-------------

5. I am flat , thin round , and fried , people enjoy me at breakfast. What am I?________

6. I begin with a prefix which means below or under. I am equipped with a periscope and
resides in sea for long periods. What am I ? ___________

7. I almost won the race but came second. What am I? ____________