The words below are the first half of words made up of two smaller words - but they are not compounds. For example, ASP and HALT could be joined together to form ASPHALT, but ASPHALT is not a compound word (like BEDROOM), since its two parts are not related. Can you think of the other half of the words below to make them longer - but not compound words? Some of the words may have more than one answer.

1. SO

2. GIG

3. CUP

4. EAR

5. FOR

6. BAR

7. CAR

8. MAY

9. PLEAS

10. MASS

 

(Possible) Answers:

 

1. SOUP 

2. GIGANTIC

3. CUPID

4. EARWIG

5. FORTRESS

6. BARGAIN

7. CARTON

8. MAYHEM

9. PLEASANT

10. MASSACRE  

 

[False Compounds]