# Compound Nouns

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Match the correct words from the box with each of the words below. The clues will help you.

bag ball beat board boat break burns dog fish head house lid moon
overs power road snake stool time walk washer work

1. day break The time in the morning when light first appears.

2. dish washer A machine for washing dishes.

3. heart beat Intense and overwhelming sorrow, grief.

4. homework Schoolwork done out of lessons especially at home.

5. honey moon A holiday or trip taken by a newly married couple.

6. horse power The power exerted by a horse in pulling.

7. jelly fish A fish having a gelatinous umbrella-shaped body with trailing tentacles

8. left overs Food remaining from a previous meal.

9. light house A tall structure topped by a powerful light.

10. side burns Facial hair that has grown down the side of a man’s face.

11. side walk A paved walkway.

12. eye lid The fold of skin over the eye.

13. egg head An intellectual.

14. bed time The time at which one goes to bed.

15. bill board A panel for the display of advertisement in public places.

16. bull dog An animal with a stocky body.

17. soft ball A variation of baseball.

18. cross road A road that intersects another road.

19. hand bag A woman’s purse

20. tug boat A vehicle designed for towing or pushing larger vessels.

21. rattle snake A venomous animal.

22. toad stool An inedible or poisonous fungus.

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