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Put in the right word to build compounds which are defined by the explanations.Put
in the right word to build compounds which are defined by the explanations.
Example: washing ___ = soap in powdered form used in washing (key = powder)
1. -room = a room in a private house where people can relax; the room in a house
or apartment that is used for relaxing, and entertaining guests, but not usually for
eating
2. cleraning woman = a human female who does housework
3. railway station = where trains load or unload passengers or goods
4. top star = a star who plays leading roles in the cinema, a famous cinema actor or
actress
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5. high school = a public secondary school
6. public = ordinary people, especially all the people who are not members of a
particular organisation or who do not have any special type of knowledge
7. video compoact disc = a recording that is smaller than a phonograph record;
played back by a laser
8. personal computer = a small computer based on a microprocessor
9. alarm clock = is a clock that you can set to wake you up at a particular time with
a loud noise; wakes sleeper at preset time
10. open air = is anywhere which is not inside a building, esp. the countryside or a
park or garden; where the air is unconfined
11. working group = group of people assigned to a specific task
12. washing machine = a home appliance for washing clothes and linens
automatically
13. tomato sauce = warm liquid made with a puree of tomatoes with savoury
vegetables and other seasonings
14. time bomb = an appliance that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go
off at a particular time
15. television station = a receiver that displays television images
16. tea bag = a measured amount of tea for an individual serving of tea
17. intelligence = a psychometric set of questions or
exercises evaluating intelligence
18. human beings = all of the inhabitants of the earth; all people, considered as a
species
19. fire brigade = a private or temporary organisation of individuals equipped to
fight fires
20. driving license = a certificate authorising the bearer to drive a motor vehicle
Complete the given stems with the prefix which means the same as the word in
brackets. There is an explanation to guide you. Complete the given stems with the
prefix which means the same as the word in brackets.
There is an explanation to guide you.
Example: _____detached (half or partial) = attached on one side only (key =
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1. sexual (not, without) = without sex, sexual organs or sexuality, or not interested
in sexual relationships
2. ology (people) = the study of the human race, its culture and society and its
physical development
3. ficial (good) = tending to promote physical well-being
4. function (abnormal, ill) = a problem or fault in an organ or machine
5. dermic (below, lower) = this kind of needle is used to inject drugs under a
person's skin
6. cosm (large) = any large organized system considered as a whole, rather than as a
group of smaller systems
7. archy (mother) = a type of society in which women have most of the authority
and power
8. metrical (with, together) = having similarity in size,shape, and relative position of
corresponding parts
9. omorphism (people) = the showing or treating of animals, gods and objects as if
they are human in appearance, character or behaviour
10. factor (good) = someone who gives money to help an organization, society or
person
11. lexia (abnormal, ill) = a difficulty with reading and writing caused by the
brain's inability to see the difference between some letter shapes
12. thermia (below, lower) = a serious medical condition in which a person's body
temperature falls below the usual level
13. genous (the same) = consisting of parts or people which are similar to each other
or are of the same type
14. economics (large) = the study of financial systems at a national level
15. biosis (with, together) = a relationship between two types of animals or plants in
which each provides for the other the conditions necessary for its continued existence
16. etics (sound) = the study of the sounds made by the human voice in speech
17. ophysics (star, space) = the type of astronomy which uses physical laws and
ideas to explain the behaviour of the stars
18. ometer (time) = a piece of equipment which measures time very accurately
19. present (all) = present or having an effect everywhere at the same time
20. sexual (the same) = a person who is sexually attracted to people of the same sex
and not to people of the opposite sex