Compound Words - 16

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

warship
watermelon
waterproof
heartbeat
heartbroken
highway
homework
honeycomb
hookworm
horsefly

1. The doctors were concerned when they could not hear a __________________ on the patient.
2. Last summer, our dog was bitten by a __________________ .
3. She always seemed to succeed even though she never did her _____________________.
4. The navy sent a __________________ to the area of the plane crash to help in the search.
5. He had to drive the same ______________________ every day to go to work.
6. The teenager was ______________________ when her boyfriend left her.
7. There are products which make leather _________________________.
8. We love to eat ________________________ during the month of August.
9. The architect gave the building's façade a ______________________ look.
10. In the south of the United States there is a possibility of infection by the parasite _________________.

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1. The doctors were concerned when they could not hear a heartbeat on the patient.
2. Last summer, our dog was bitten by a horsefly.
3. She always seemed to succeed even though she never did her homework.
4. The navy sent a warship to the area of the plane crash to help in the search.
5. He had to drive the same highway every day to go to work.
6. The teenager was heartbroken when her boyfriend left her.
7. There are products which make leather waterproof.
8. We love to eat watermelon during the month of August.
9. The architect gave the building's façade a honeycomb look.
10. In the south of the United States, there is a possibility of infection by the parasite hookworm.

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