Compound Words - 7

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Following is a list of compound words that you need to know. Put the correct word in each sentence.

grasshopper
graveyard
greenhouse
hailstorm
hallway
handcuffs
headache
headlight
headmaster
headmistress

1. They built a small __________________ to grow plants in the winter.
2. The staircase led to a long ________________, on each side were bedrooms.
3. Our _____________________ was tough but fair in keeping discipline in her school.
4. We were caught in a _____________________ returning home from the picnic.
5. I've been working so long that I have a ______________ from staring at my computer.
6. The police put _________________ on the man whom they had apprehended.
7. She found a ______________________ in the wheat field and put it in a small cage.
8. I need to change one __________________ because it is burned out.
9. The new _____________________ said that he is going to retire soon.
10. In November we go to a _________________ to put out flowers.

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1. They built a small greenhouse to grow plants in the winter.
2. The staircase led to a long hallway, on each side were bedrooms.
3. Our headmistress was tough but fair in keeping discipline in her school.
4. We were caught in a hailstorm returning home from the picnic.
5. I've been working so long that I have a headache from staring at my computer.
6. The police put handcuffs on the man whom they had apprehended.
7. She found a grasshopper in the wheat field and put it in a small cage.
8. I need to change one headlight because it is burned out.
9. The new headmaster said that he is going to retire soon.
10. In November we go to a graveyard to put out flowers.

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