Compound Words - 8

ScottsEnglish

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

landlady
landlord
leadership
leaflet
lengthwise
loudspeaker
masterpiece
matchstick
meatball
moonlight

1. Dinner included spaghetti accompanied by one solitary _____________________.
2. Companies are always looking for managers with good ___________________ skills.
3. He informed his _________________ that he was moving to another apartment.
4. The wood will need to be cut ___________________ for the project.
5. The band's crew set up a _____________________ on each corner of the stage.
6. Mr. Behrman is convinced that he will soon paint a _____________________.
7. They are working on a __________________ explaining the importance of their club.
8. ___________________ on the water can be very romantic.
9. They called their ___________________ when the electricity started having problems.
10. There was one _________________ in the ashtray and several cigarette butts.

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1. Dinner included spaghetti accompanied by one solitary meatball.
2. Companies are always looking for managers with good leadership skills.
3. He informed his landlord / landlady that he was moving to another apartment.
4. The wood will need to be cut lengthwise for the project.
5. The band's crew set up a loudspeaker on each corner of the stage.
6. Mr. Behrman is convinced that he will soon paint a masterpiece.
7. They are working on a leaflet explaining the importance of their club.
8. Moonlight on the water can be very romantic.
9. They called their landlady/landlord when the electricity started having problems.
10. There was one matchstick in the ashtray and several cigarette butts.

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