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Dictonary Skills Part 1- Compounds Use your dictionary to fill in the compound words. Part A. Compound Nouns � Example: local ______ - the time in your particular part of the world Answer: time � 1. dental �- a special thread that is used to clean between your teeth 2. little �- ordinary people who are not wealthy, famous, or powerful 3. backseat �- a passenger in a car who gives driving advice to the driver 4. breeding �- a place where animals go to breed 5. chain �- a series of events in which each event causes the next one 6. dance �- an area where people can dance inside a restaurant, club, hall, etc. 7. dish �- a cloth that is used for drying dishes � � Part B. Compound Adjectives � 1. face-� - done to keep someone from looking foolish 2. fire-� - able to produce a stream of fire from the mouth 3. habit-� - causing a strong need to regularly have something or do soemthing 4. horse-� - pulled by a horse or group of horses 5. machine-� - in a form that can be used and understood by a computer 6. middle-� - relating to people about 40 to 60 years old 7. nerve-� - causing a person to feel very nervous 8. old-� - of or relating to the past. � Part C. Spelling Compound Words - Corrrect the spelling of these words � Example: conartist (noun) _________ Answer: con artist � 1. old fashioned (adjective) 2. singer songwriter (noun) 3. chalk board (noun) 4. pistolwhip (verb) 5. witch-hazel (noun) 6. guinea-pig (noun) 7. halfmoon (noun) � � Part 2- Definitions complete the definition for these words. � Example: archaeologist (noun) - a person who studies ______________ Answer: archaeology � 1. alertly (adv) - in an� manner 2. geographic (adj) - of or relating to 3. rancorous (adj) - filled with 4. bleakness (noun) - the quality or state of being 5. mayoral (adj) - of or relating to a 6. twentieth (adj) - being the number� in order 7.�shortsightedness (noun) - the quality or state of being � Part 3 - Spelling Part A. Correct Spelling Look at the spelling of each word. If the spelling is correct, write "correct" in the box. If it is incorrect, write the correct spelling. � 1. accomodate 2. catagory 3. embarrass 4. innoculate 5. occured � Part B. American Spelling Write the usual American spelling for each of these words. � 1. meagre 2. oestrogen 3. realise 4. travelled 5. fervour