Activity 12 – Try to find as many compound words as you can from the lesson, and make sentences with them

Question

Try to find as many compound words as you can from the lesson, and make sentences with them.

Answer

Compound words from the lesson:

1. Frame-maker: The picture came home from the frame-maker’s shop.
2. Dining room: The picture was standing in the dining room.
3. Step-ladder: Uncle Podger needed the step-ladder to reach higher.
4. Kitchen chair: He decided to use a kitchen chair for support.
5. Hammer: Uncle Podger was constantly looking for his hammer.
6. Left hand: He held the spot with his left hand.
7. Crooked: The picture ended up hanging crooked on the wall.
8. Insecure: The picture was insecurely hung and could easily fall.
9. Nail: He finally managed to drive the nail into the wall.
10. Rule: He used the rule to measure and mark the spot.

Sentences:

1. The frame-maker did an excellent job with the picture.
2. We gathered in the dining room to admire the newly arrived picture.
3. Uncle Podger climbed the step ladder carefully to hang the picture.
4. He sat on the kitchen chair while working on the project.
5. Uncle Podger’s hammer seemed to have a habit of disappearing.
6. He held the spot firmly with his left hand.
7. The crooked picture on the wall caught everyone’s attention.
8. Aunt Podger was concerned about the picture’s insecure placement.
9. With a firm blow, Uncle Podger hammered the nail into the wall.
10. He used the rule to ensure proper measurements for the picture’s placement.