Exploring Compound Words in English

The video tutorial introduces compound words, explaining how new words are formed by joining meaningful words. It provides examples such as 'seafood', 'pancake', and 'starfish', illustrating how these compound words have distinct meanings.

What are compound words?

• Words formed by adding suffixes

• Words formed by adding prefixes

• Words formed by combining two meaningful words

• Words that have no meaning

Which of the following is a correct example of a compound word?

• Seacake

• Foodsea

• Cakepan

• Seafood

What does the compound word 'pancake' imply?

• A type of fish

• A type of star

• A type of cake cooked in a pan

• A type of pan

Choose the correct compound word from the options below:

• Fishstar

• Fishhill

• Hillstar

• Starfish

From the options below, which is not a compound word?

• Starfish

• Hilland

• Andhill

• Pancake