Compound Words (d-f)

Compound Words -A compound word is made when two words are joined to form a new word.

 

drainpipe drawback drawbridge drawstring dressmaker driftwood driveway dropout drugstore drumstick duckbill duckboard duckpin dugout dumbbell dumbwaiter dustpan earache eardrum earflap earmark earmuff earphone earring earshot earthquake earthquake earthwork earthworm earwax earwig eastward eavesdrop egghead eggnog eggplant eggplant elbowroom elderberry elsewhere enamelware endless endmost endplate fireman

evergreen evermore eyeball eyebrow eyebrow eyeglass eyelash eyelet eyelid eyepiece eyesight eyesore eyestrain eyetooth eyewitness fairway fallout falsehood fancywork fanfare fanlight farewell farmhouse farmyard farseeing fatback fatherhood featherbed featherweight feedback fellowship fiberboard fiddlesticks figurehead Fillmore filmgoer fingerboard fingernail fingerprint firearm fireball firebrand firebug firecracker firedamp

firefly firefly fireplug fireproof fireside firetrap firewood firework fishbowl fisherman fishhook fishwife flagpole flagship flagstaff flagstone flameout flapjack flashback flashlight flatboat flatcar flatfish flatfoot flatiron flatware flintlock floodgate floodlight floorwalker flophouse flowerpot flyblown flyby flycatcher flyleaf flypaper flyspeck flyweight flywheel foghorn folklore foodstuff foolhardy foolproof

football footboard footbridge footfall foothill foothold footlights footlocker footloose footman footnote footpath footprint footrest footstep footstool footwear footwork forbear forearm forebear forecast forecastle foreclose forefather forefinger forefoot forefront forego foregone foreground forehand foreleg forelimb forelock foreman foremast foremost forenoon foreordain forequarter forerunner foresail foresee foreshadow

Kinds of Sentences

Declarative sentence- tells something. It ends with a period.

Examples:

1. Avilon Zoo is located in Rizal Province.
2. We have learned all about homonyms.
3. My mother is thirty years old.
4. The day seems rainy.
5. My doctor told me to take these vitamins.

Interrogative Sentence – asks a question. Some of the words used to begin asking sentences are: Who, What, When, Why, and How. It ends with a question.

Examples:

1. What can you say about that?
2. How is your baby brother?
3. When will Jeanette arrive?
4. Why are you sad?
5. Where do you live
6. Who is your best friend?
7. Why do you believe that?
8. Did you solve the puzzle yet?

Imperative/Commanding Sentence – commands. It ends with a period.

Examples:

1. Take tour seats.
2. Stop talking.
3. Write your answer.
4. Turn off your cellular phones.
5. Do not pick flower.
6. Go.
7. Bring these books tomorrow.
8. Came back and take all your gifts.
9. Close the window and lock the doors.
10. Ask your mother about the project.
11. Finish your meal before you play.
12. Go to your bedroom now.
13. Give this gift to your father.
14. Keep your toys in the cabinet.
15. Ask Doris for the recipe.
16. Ann, hand me your coat.

Requesting Sentence – express a request. It ends with a period.

Examples:

1. Kindly take your seats.
2. Please, stop talking
3. kindly write your answer on a paper
4. Please, pass your papers
5. Please, return the slip.
6. Please, bring these books tomorrow.
7. Please, came back and take all your gifts.
8. Please, close the window and lock the doors.
9. Please, ask your mother about the project.
10. Please, finish your meal before you play.
11. Please, go to your bedroom now.
12. Please, give this gift to your father.
13. Please, keep your toys in the cabinet.
14. Please, accept keep my apology.
15. Please, help me carry the books.

Exclamatory sentence- expresses a strong feeling. It ends with an exclamation point.

Examples:

1. Oops, be careful!
2. Fire! Fire! Call the fire station.
3. Surprise! Happy birthday!
4. Look! A big butterfly!
5. I am the winner!
6. Wow! You won one million pesos!
7. Congratulations to you!
8. That was an excellent performance!
9. Very good! You got the correct answer!
10. Your face is frightening the baby!
11. My shoes are on fire!

Homonyms or Homophones /Rhyming Words

Homonyms or Homophones-are words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meaning.

eat	it	blew	blue
knight	night	stare	stair
ice	eye	pain	pane
week	weak	no	know
seen	scene	hour	our
ate	eight	sail	sale
bass	base	scent	cent
slip	sleep	maid	made
pail	pale	steel	steal
chick	cheek	wood	would
by	buy, bye	tail	tale
be	bee	road	rode
no	know	meal	mill
nose	knows	for	four
male	mail	blew	blue