Mastering Hyphenated Words: Unlock the Secrets of Word Connections

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Unit 1, lesson 4

Hyphenated Words

Mastering Hyphenated Words: Unlock the Secrets of Word Connections

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will understand what hyphenated words are and how to use them.

What do you already know about hyphenated words?

Definition of Hyphenated Words

Hyphenated words are formed by connecting two or more words with a hyphen (-) to create a single word with a specific meaning.

Types of Hyphenated Words

There are three main types of hyphenated words: 

compound adjectives, 

compound nouns, 

and compound verbs.

Use your book and come up with a compound adjective to put in front of 'teacher'.

narrow/strong/old/kind
hearted/minded/willed/fashioned
She’s very ...... and if she’s decided to leave school, nothing will stop her.

narrow/strong/old/kind
hearted/minded/willed/fashioned
An ...... bell tinkled as he pushed open the door.

six/dry/great/lorry
drivers/cleaning/grandfather/pack
French ....... have blockaded three ports.

six/dry/great/lorry
drivers/cleaning/grandfather/pack
He is depicted as being six feet tall with rippling black hair, muscles, and a .......

Use 'well-fitting' in a sentence of 9 words.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.

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Unit 1, lesson 4, do exercise 13

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