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A Blackbird is Black, Yes – Compound Words

4 August, 20144 May, 2016 Jacqueline2 Comments

By Jacqueline Schaalje In English, as in many other languages, you can make new words by combining two words. Here are some examples: 1 lighthouse – made from light and house A lighthouse is the tower with a strong lamp on top that warns ships to stay off the coast. But a light colour is… Continue reading A Blackbird is Black, Yes – Compound Words

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Making New Words – Prefixes and Compound Words

3 June, 2013 JacquelineLeave a comment

Making new words in English can be done by a number of ways. Here we talk about prefixes and about compound words.   1 Prefixes There are many prefixes in English. The nice thing is that you don’t need to know all the individual words that you can make with prefixes. In many cases it’s… Continue reading Making New Words – Prefixes and Compound Words

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