Page 2 - HA Answers

Here are several root words with the number of possible compound words.
These are geared for ages four to eight:

 day - daybreak daydream daylight daytime
 ear - earache eardrum earphone earring
 wash - washboard washcloth washout washroom washtub
 wood - woodcraft woodcutter woodland woodpecker woodwork
 fire - firearm fireball firecracker firefly fireproof firework
 hair - haircut hairdo hairdresser hairline hairpin hairbrush
 down - downcast downfall downhearted downhill downpour downright
downstairs downstream downtown downwind
 grand - grandchild granddaughter grandfather grandmother grandparent
grandson grandstand
 news - newscast newsletter newspaper newsprint newsreel newsstand
newsboy
 eye - eyeball eyebrow eyeglass eyepiece eyesight eyesore eyestrain
eyewitness
 wind - windfall windmill windowpane windowsill windshield windsock
windstorm windswept
 foot - football footbridge footfall foothill foothold footpath footprint footrest
footstool footwear
 water - waterfall waterfowl waterfront watermark watermelon waterproof
watershed waterspout watertight waterway waterworks
 work - workbench workbook workday workhorse workhouse workman
workmanlike workout workroom workshop worktable
 sea - seaboard seacoast seafarer seagoing seasick seaside seaweed
 head - headache headband headlight headline headphones headquarters
 out - outbreak outcast outdoors outfield outcome outlook
 under - underfoot underground underpass understand underwater

EXERCISE-3

Fill in each gap with a compound word formed from the word given in brackets at the
end of each sentence. (Don’t forget that each of these compound words needs a
hyphen.)

Someone around forty or fifty is considered to be . (middle)
Correct answer: middle-aged
2 I ordered my steak , not rare. (well)

Correct answer: well-done

3 If you have , you don't lose your temper easily. (control)
Correct answer: self-control