The words below are the first half of words made up of two smaller words - but they are not compounds. For example, MAY and HEM could be combined to form MAYHEM, but MAYHEM 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 word may have more than one answer.

 

1. KIT

2. TEN

3. DIG

4. RIG

5. KID

6. GAD 

7. MIST

8. BUOY

9. AVER

10. GRAM

11. DETER

 

(Possible) Answers:

 

1. KITTEN

2. TENANT, TENDON, TENOR

3. DIGIT

4. RIGID

5. KIDNAP

6. GADGET

7. MISTRUST

8. BUOYANT

9. AVERAGE

10. GRAMMAR

11. DETERMINE  

 

[False Compounds]