CNN07022010

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2,3

Welcome 4H!

Today:

Listening exercise

Vocabulary quizz

Word of the day (recap)

00:24

Who is the presenter?

1. Carl Asuz
2. Arl Suz
3. Karlesus
4. Me zus

00:34

Corona virus
Fill as many English words you think of when you hear the word Corona virus

01:13

The Olympics in Japan are cancelled because of the Corono virus

1. True
2. False

02:04

Scientists know exactly how the Corona virus spreads

1. True
2. False

04:38

Who holds the US record for spending the most total time in space?

1. Scott Kelly
2. Peggy Whitson
3. Neil Armstrong
4. Sally Ride

04:53

Which words do you know about space?

Compound words (cw)

Do you know if the following terms in the quizz are one word or two? Do the quizz and find out.

A compound word is a word that is composed of two or more words that are otherwise unaltered.

1. True
2. False

A closed compound is two words that have become one word. Which of these should be two words?

1. windfall
2. downfall
3. rollercoaster

If you wanted to say you had a large quantity of something, what compound word would you use?

1. a lot
2. a - lot
3. a lot

There are 3 kinds of compound words; which of the following is not one of them?

1. open compound
2. temporary compound
3. hyphenated compound

In the dictionary you may see a hyphenated word with a dot. What is this punctuation mark called?

1. an asterisk
2. an interrobang
3. an interpunct

Which of the following is considerd to be a compound word? Hint: there are misspellings.

1. countdown
2. topheavy
3. mean time

From the following hyphen cw, which one is the only one that actually require the hyphen?

1. mother-in-law
2. trade-union
3. bill-board

Which of these options is not an acceptable spelling for the noun form of this word?

1. cellphone
2. cell phone
3. cell-phone

The following word are all closed compounds in English, but which one was recorded the earliest?

1. sunlight
2. rainbow
3. wedlock

Which of the following is a hyphenated plural compound word?

1. sun-roofs
2. ball-parks
3. passers-by

"Log-in" can be spelled with a hyphen, but it has been considered a closed compound '"login" since when?

1. 1965
2. 1999
3. 2007

If you wanted to refer to what you've posted on social media in the past, which is the correct word to use?

1. timeline
2. time-line
3. time line

Last week's Words of the Day.
Which ones do you still remember?