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Compound Nouns,
Add the missing particles to these nouns. These have a hyphen, but hyphens often disappear as words become more frequently used.
1. Before take-
, passengers have to fasten their seat belts.
2. John's behaving badly these days, and needs a good talking-
.
3. The fact that you can't concentrate when doing exams is a serious draw-
!
4. My ambition to create a hostel for homeless people has suffered a huge set-
, since I can't get any financing.
5. You can't get off the coach here - you'll have to wait till we get to the drop-
point.
6. The critics gave the new film a good write-
in the papers.
7. I saw Mary and her nasty neighbours having a real set-
outside their block of flats last night!
8. It seems there was a mix-
in the maternity ward and Jane was given the wrong baby!
9. Let's just give our plan a run-
before carrying it out to make sure there are no loose ends.
10. It's good to keep a supply of pain-killers handy as a stand-
in case of necessity.
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