1- Compound words
When two words are used together to yield a new meaning, a compound is formed. Compound words can be written in three ways: as open compounds (separated words e.g., ice cream), closed compounds (two words joined to form one word, e.g., earthquake), or hyphenated compound words (two words joined by a hyphen, e.g., part- time). Sometimes, more than two words can form a compound (e.g., mother-in-law).
The compound words can be divided into:
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| Ice cream |
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| Post office |
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| Dining room |
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| Full moon |
1.2- One Word
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Note + Book Notebook |
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Earth + Quake Earthquake |
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Grass + hopper Grasshopper |
1.3- Hyphenated words
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| Run-down |
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| Part-time |
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| Full-time |
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| Co-operate |
Un listado de palabras compuestas que te puede ser de gran utilidad:
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| After all |
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| Downhill |
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| Firefly |
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| Aftershave |
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| Airbag |
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| Butterfly |
