Look at the following words. \( \begin{array}{lll}\text { headmistress } & \text { long-awaited ...
Look at the following words.
\( \begin{array}{lll}\text { headmistress } & \text { long-awaited } & \text { homework } \\ \text { notebook } & \text { stiff-backed } & \text { outbursts }\end{array} \)
These words are compound words. They are made up of two or more words. Compound words can be:
- nouns: headmistress, homework, notebook, outbursts
- adjectives: long-awaited, stiff-backed
- verbs: sleep-walk, baby-sit
Match the compound words under \( A \) with their meanings under \( B \) . Use each in a sentence.
\begin{tabular}{|ll|l|}
\multicolumn{1}{|c|}{\( \boldsymbol{A} \)} & \multicolumn{1}{c|}{ B } \\
\hline 1. & Heartbreaking & - obeying and respecting the law \\
\hline 2. & Homesick & \( - \) think about pleasant things, forgetting about the present \\
\hline 3. & Blockhead & - something produced by a person, machine or organisation \\
\hline 4. & Law-abiding & - producing great sadness \\
\hline 5. & Overdo & - an occasion when vehicles/machines stop working \\
\hline 6. & Daydream & \( - \) an informal word which means a very stupid person \\
\hline 7. & Breakdown & \( - \) missing home and family very much \\
\hline 8. & Output & - do something to an excessive degree \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
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