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VII. Sentence Construction . Words that are both nouns and verbs .
Many words in English can be used both as nouns and as verbs with
no change in spelling or pronunciation. Study the word lists below.
Then write a sentence using each word as a noun. You will need to add
a new verb and some other words to make the sentence complete.
Single count nouns: a cook, a burn, a cut, a pile, a fish, a visit, an
order, an ache, a plan .
Noncount nouns: work, heat, rain, snow, help .
1. Pauline cooks in the Happy Day Restaurant. (be a cook) ..
Pauline is a cook in the Happy Day Restaurant.
2. A careless cook often burns his fingers. (get a bum on) ..
A careless cook often gets a burn on his fingers ..
3. A careless doctor often cuts his fingers. (get a cut) ..
4. Mr. Kramer piles the wood near the door. (make a pile of wood) ..
5. My grandfather fishes every Saturday afternoon. (catch a fish) ..
6. Sara visits her uncle in Venezuela every summer. (pay a visit to) ..
7. This customer always orders two hamburgers. (place an order for).
8. My head aches and I need an aspirin! (have a headache) ..
9. I work at the T.V. station. (work be at) ..
10. We heat with an oil stove. (get heat from) ..
VIII. Vocabulary and Spelling . Compound nouns . .
Some nouns in English are made of two separate nouns written together
as one. Read the definition of each compound noun and write
the word. Each singular count noun needs an article.
Example: a house that is located on a farm a farmhouse ..
1. wood that is used for a fire .
2. a pile that is made of wood .
3. a place where people make a fire .
4. work that is done at home .
5. work to clean up the house .
6. a wife who stays in the house .
7. a killer of pain .
8. an ache in the head .
9. the end of the week .
10. light from the sun .
11. time in the day .
12. time in the night .
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