I. Look at the following words.

headmistress      long-awaited        homework
notebook            stiff-backed          outbursts

These words are compound words. They are made up of two or more words.
Compound words can be:
• nouns: headmistress, homework, notebook, outbursts
• adjectives: long-awaited, stiff-backed
• verbs: sleep-walk, baby-sit

Match the compound words under ‘A’ with their meanings under ‘B’. Use each in a sentence.

A	B
Heartbreaking	– obeying and respecting the law
Homesick	– think about pleasant things, forgetting about the present
Blockhead	– something produced by a person, machine or organization
Law-abiding	– producing great sadness
Overdo	– an occasion when vehicles/machines stop working
Daydream	– an informal word which means a very stupid person
Breakdown	– missing home and family very much
Output	– do something to an excessive degree