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Chapter: 8th English : Unit 2 : Prose : Hobby Turns into a Successful Career

Vocabulary

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.

Vocabulary

 

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)


Some important compound words using (GERUND + NOUN)


Some important compound words using (NOUN + VERB)


 

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’?

a) play

b) ware

 c) run

d) cycle

[Answer: software]

 

2. Which can be placed before 'light’?

a) Try

 b) sun

c) horse

d) cat

[Answer: sunlight]

 

3. Which can be placed after ‘safe’?

a) chair

b) guard

c) shop

d) van

[Answer: safeguard]

 

4. Which can be placed after ‘blue’?

a) cane

b) print

c) see

 d) land

[Answer: blueprint]

 

5. Which can be placed after ‘water’?

a) food

b) stick

c) fall

d) out

[Answer: waterfall]


VOCABULARY ADDITIONAL

 

Singular& Plural

Write the plural from of the given words:

Singular : Plural / Answer

1. boy : boys

2. tax : taxes

3. city : cities

4. mouse : mice

5. teeth : tooth

6. aircraft : aircraft

7. basis : bases

8. formula : formulae

9. man-servant : men-servants

10. proof : proofs

 

COMPOUND WORDS

Match the following compound words and write them:

First-word : Second-word : New word / Answer

hand - man - handwritten

over - mark - overload

child - light - childhood

watch - load - watchman

safe - hood - safeguard

moon -written - moonlight

river -guard - riverbed

land - bed - landmark

 

Choose the best answer to make a compound word:

1.Which can be placed after ‘key’

a) ball

b) board

c) mark

d) cut

[Answer: keyboard]

2. Which can be placed before ‘office’

a) food

b) chair

c) cycle

d) post

[Answer: post office]

3. Which can be placed after ‘blue’

a) green

b) shop

c) cross

d) land

[Answer: blue-cross]

4. Which can be placed before ‘come’

a) school

b) play

c) out

d) go

[Answer: outcome]

5. Which can be placed after ‘dining’

a) shop

b) table

c) food

d) port

[Answer: dining table]


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