COMPOUND LINKS XLII 

Fill in the blanks with a compound word or two-word phrase so that the first two words and the last two words make up other compound words or two-word phrases. 

Ex. TRADE ________ DOWN

Ans. WINDPIPE (trade wind / pipe down)

Ex. DEEP ________ WORK

Ans. FREEZE-FRAME (deep freeze / framework) 

 

1. BUS ________ LANGUAGE

2. CHILD'S ________ BOARD

3. DRIVEN ________ WOOD 

4. BACK ________ FIGURE

5. INDEX ________ DOWN

6. LIE ________ BEAT

7. COLD ________ PUT

8. KEY ________ COLD

9. BRUSH ________ BALL 

10. HARD ________ DANCE 

 

Answers:

 

1. STOP SIGN

2. PLAYBILL

3. SNOW DRIFT

4. YARDSTICK

5. FINGERNAIL

6. LOW BROW

7. SNAPSHOT

8. LIMESTONE

9. FIREFLY

10. WIRETAP