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Compound Words

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The natural desire to protect children can make parents______.

a)

over-protecting

b)

over-protective

c)

over-protectively

d)

over-protected

2.

Perhaps we'll have to hire more workers. We're quite_______ at the moment.

a)

short-haired

b)

short-tempered

c)

short-sighted

d)

short-staffed

3.

His brother refuses to even listen to anyone else's point of view. He is very_______.

a)

open-minded

b)

hind-hearted

c)

narrow-minded

d)

absent-minded

4.

People living in a(an)_______ society should respect and understand different cultural values.

a)

multi-racial

b)

multi-cultural

c)

multi-language

d)

multi-religious

5.

Le Loi used the ________ war, moving from little to large scale.

a)

mid-term

b)

short-term

c)

long-term

d)

half term

6.

We get the energy we require for our everyday needs from many sources, but not all of them are________.

a)

eco-biological

b)

eco-friendly

c)

eco-ecological

d)

eco-economic

7.

It's time we had a_______ talk with each other as you used to be such a good friend.

a)

eye-to-eye

b)

heart-to-heart

c)

face-to-face

d)

check-to-check

8.

My sunburnt nose made me feel rather_______ for the first few days of the holiday.

a)

self-effacing

b)

self-centered

c)

self-conscious

d)

self-evident

9.

He asked the reporters to provide him with______ numbers on urban percentages.

a)

up-to-dated

b)

up-to-minute

c)

out-of-date

d)

up-to-date

10.

This is a(an)_______ business, so we can't afford holidays.

a)

low-cost

b)

high-cost

c)

cost-high

d)

cost-effective

11.

The presenter started his speech with a few______ jokes to build rapport with the audience.

a)

whole-hearted

b)

light-hearted

c)

soft-hearted

d)

kind-hearted