2. Putting two words together Two words put together are called compounds, many of which are written as one word without a hyphen. However, there are compounds that are usually written with a hyphen. These are two words that function as adjectives found before the word they modify. It categorize by 4 these are:
- Compound written as one
firsthand standby steamboat
takeover landholder weekend
wellbeing chairperson jawbone
saleslady postman boatswain
- Compound written with a hyphen
un-American counter-revolutionary
re-creation ex-wife
non-interference mother-in-law
hang-gliding left-handed
awkward-looking a well-known writer
four-year course fifty-five
- Compounds written as two separate words
base line bell tower
best man cable car
cash flow chain letter
day school dish towel
egg roll eye contact
fair play fast track
- Two-words verbs
cablecast catcall
forgo foreclose
overdo uphold
overlook handpick
Exercise:
Activity 1 Match words in column B with the words in the column A. write each pair as one word.
Column A Column B
1. after _________________ word
2. back _________________ birth
3. blue _________________ sign
4. brain _________________ road
5. by __________________ ward
6. child __________________ child
7. counter _________________ right
8. cross __________________ life
9. down __________________ break
10. out __________________ print
Activity 2 Write 1 if the words should be put together or 2 if they should be written as two separate words.
_______1. after life
_______2. backfire
_______3. big shot
_______4. cross wise
_______5. high brow
_______6. ad interim
_______7. break out (noun)
_______8. break down (verb)
_______9. blood thirsty
_______10. black eye
Reference: Developmental reading 1 by Aida S. Villanueva, PH.D and Rogelio L. Delos Santos pp. 101-103
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