Compound Words...

Compound words are a group of words that have a specific meaning. It can be literal as in bed pillow (almohada) or not, such as news paper (periodico, diario).

hand shake (apretón de mano)

sand paper (lija)

bedtime (hora de dormir)

full moon (luna llena)

football (fútbol americano)


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Exercise 2


Continue your list by answering this topic.

1.spotlight .......................foco
2.springboard ..................trampolin
3.drugstore ......................farmacia
4.stagecoach ...................diligencia
5.steeplechase ................obstaculo
6.sunflower .....................girasol
7.sunlit ...........................iluminacion solar
8.courtship .....................cortejo
9.potholder ....................agarradera
10.painstaking ................minusioso

backpack …mochila
lipstick ….barra de labios
mouthwash … enjugue bucal
raindrop …. Gotas de lluvia
sandpaper……papel de lija
motorcar… automovil
eyebrow ……… ceja
butterfly … mariposa

Nightgown (camisa de dormir)
nightmare (pesadilla)
next door (la casa de al lado)
nobody (nadie)
necklace (collar)
necktie (corbata)
nowhere (en ninguna parte ó a ninguna parte)
noiseless (silencioso, sin ruido)
teamwork (equipo de trabajo)
toothbrush (cepillo de dientes)
wastebasket (papelera)
wardrobe (guardarropa, vestuario)
beehive (colmena)
beside (ademas, tambien, al lado de)
cheessboard (tablero de ajedrez)
fellowship (compañerismo)