4. PREFIXES OF ATTITUDE - ESL Teachers Board

colour death film fire generationhealth intelligence labour railway recipesound space tea television tennistomatoB.accountagealarmbagbarbarriercourtpenaltytestbookdonorsetbrigadegapsoupcentrelinestarclockmarketstationEXERCISE 190Expressions like walking shoes may mean either:1) shoes for walking, and then we have a compound noun.In this case we stress the first word only, and sometimes use a hyphen.2) shoes which are walking, and then we have a noun and an adjective.In this case we stress both words and never use a hyphen.Decide which of the following are compound nouns.1. 100 degrees Centigrade is the boiling point2. Fetch some boiling water for our tea.3. Could I borrow a frying pan.4. Yesterday I bought a new pair of running shoes.5. I often fish in that running stream.6. My English professor is a walking dictionary.7. After the volcanic eruption everything was covered with boiling lava.8. I need some writing paper, please.9. I spent the whole day writing a paper for my history class.