lunes, 1 de enero de 2018

JOINERS/Run-on words

We kick off the new year in challenging mode.HANG OVER COME
This most to the point example will help you understand that you just have to
find a word that can be tacked on to the end of the first word and the start of the second
TO FORM TWO NEW WORDS:(The number at the end reflects the number of letters of the word we are looking for ):


BLOW --- LINE  (3)

CORK----- DRIVER(5) 

WAR ---- WELL (4)

 UT ____ LY (4) 

RAIN ____ TIE(3)

PHONE ____GIRL(4)

 HERB ___ POT (3)

SWORD ----FINGER(4)

CROSS ----PLAY(4) 

PART ----OUT(4)

GINGER --- HOUSE(3) 

JUMBO___ LAG(3)

BULL´S ___ SORE(3)

 MINCE ____ PIE(4)

 WAY____ BURNS(4)

POP ----FLAKES(4)

 LAP ---OF THE POPS(3)

 LAUGHING_____ MARKET(5)

 STOCK ------TOWN(6)

NUT ------- JACK(7)

 ROCK ----- SYSTEM(4)

 QUICK ----BUG (4) 

THUNDER---- TRAP (4) 

CART ----- PLAY (5)

 EYE ---- BEAT (4) 

PUSH -----LIFT (5) 

SHOPPING -------BUS(7) 

CRYSTAL -----OUT (5)

 WALL ------ POWER (6) 

 TEA ___HOLE (3)

HARD ---- STAGE (4)

PAPER---- TO BASICS(4)

 BED ----- UP (5) 

HAND ----LINK (4)

 HEAD ---- WARD (4)

WAR ----LIGHT(4)

 LIFE ------ POTATO (6) 

MAN ----- HOUSE (5) 

WISDOM ----- ACHE (5)

 RAILWAY -------MASTER(7) 

SEARCH -----HOUSE(5)

 PRIM ----MARY(4) 

TENDER ----HOLD (4) 

SADDLE --- PIPE (3) 

GOOD ----- JAR (5)

 LAND ----PAGE(4) 

WORK ---- KEEPER (4) 

POST ____BOARD (4) 

SUNDAY ____ MAN (4)

 MOUTH _____MEAL (5)

 TEST ____TICKET(4) 

SAND _____BOY (5) 

AFTER ____EVENTS(4)

 WORK ____ASSISTANT(4)

SAFETY _____BLADE(5) 

SAFETY ___ WORK (3)

MONEY ___OFFICE(3) 

ROAD or RUN ___OUT(3) 

TOOTH ____AXE (4) 

SUN ____OUT (4) 

UP ______CASE (6) 

OVER ____OFF (4)

BLACK _____SHEARER (5) 

LADY ____AND THE BEES(4)

 LADY _____ WHALE(6)

MASTER ____SET (4) 

WATER____ CRASH(4)

 COUNTRY ---POWER(3)

 COUNTRY ____ EFFECT(4) 

WATER ______FED(6)

BREAK --- BREAK (3)(entirely different meanings) 



N.B..:Make up a couple more run-on words of your own.You´ll see how easy it is.
         Combine the first and the third word and try to make sense of an apparently absurd                      combination. Create another possible nonsensical word by starting with the third...    
         The following three words usually go together  . The head of the noun phrase starts from the last element backwards(in Spanish ,at least).What´s the missing word IN BETWEEN?


BACK-____ DRIVER (S) 

REAR-_____MIRROR (V) 

OLD ___PENSIONER (A) 

TIGHT-____WALKER (R) 

BLUE-____BOY (E) 

FLY ___ NIGHT(B) 

BALL- _____PEN (P)

GOOD ___NOTHING(F) 

FOUR _____ DRIVE(W) 

 JACK __  ___ TRADES (O) (A) 

CUT _____ RAZOR (T)

BREAK ____SPEED (N) 

LITTLE ____ DRESS(B)

 PRETTY ______ THING(L)

 HOT _____BOTTLE(W)

 THREE ____ MEN(W) 

GOOD ___ TIMES(O) 

HIGH _____TRAIN(S)