WEEKLY TEST – ENGLISH V

Quarter 1 – Week 5

Name: _____________________________________________________ Score: ___________

I. Directions: Combine two words from the list to form compound words whose meanings are given
below. Write your answer on the blank.

sea day center country

duty piece good ale
cross ginger light plane

example: An airplane that can take off from land and on water. seaplane

1. The natural light of day. _________________________

2. A cell specialized for reproduction. _________________________

3. An ornament for the center of a table. _________________________

4. A carbonated soft drink flavored with ginger. _________________________

II. Directions: Identify if the following compound words are written correctly whether it is open, closed
or hyphenated. If it is correctly written, just leave it, if it is not, write it correctly on the
space provided for.

example: over cast – overcast

son in law – son-in-law

1. face mask _________________________

2. merry go round _________________________

3. living-room _________________________

4. fluid resistant _________________________

5. book store _________________________

III. Directions: Underline the synonym (the same meaning) of the given compound word.

example: writchwatch – body clock, timepiece, counter, watcher

1. hardworking – lazy, undmindful, punctual, industrious

2. light emitting - lightweight, luminous, automatic, gas-energized

3. crepe paper – coupon bond, cellophane, wrinkle – free paper, decorative paper

4. halfway – on the road, almost there, way ahead, midway

5. time-honored – long established, time-consuming, recently practiced, nighttime

IV. Directions: Box the meaning of the underlined compound word through context clues.