We can form compound words by prefixing/suffixing other words to it.
We can make some nouns by adding the suffix 'ness'.
The compound words can be adjectives again. E.g. : airsick, seasick etc.
The compound words can be nouns. E.g. : sickbay, sickroom, sickbed etc.
The adjective 'sick' may not, sometimes, directly describe the noun.
E.g. Sickbed does not mean that the bed itself is sick. The bed is for the purpose of sick persons.
Here is a small quiz based on the 'sick' words. The words themselves are not sick!
airsick , airsickness ,
carsick ,
homesick , homesickness ,
lovesick ,
seasick , seasickness ,
sick , sickbay , sickbed , sicken , sickened , sickening , sickeningly , sickens , sicker , sickest , sickle , sickles , sickliest , sickly , sickness , sicknesses , sickroom.
Fill up the blanks choosing appropriate words from the above list:
1: How do the____travellers behave on their first flights?,
2: How does a____person behave, when he travels in a car for the first time?,
3: A____person may vomit frequently; a sign of nausea.,
4: Pitching and rolling of vessels can cause____.,
5: Thou captive's freedom, and thou____man's health.,
6: He has never left his____till his death.,
7: Pining and____at another's joy.,
8: This college is famous for____long lecture hours.,
9: Philandering by husbands,____a newly wed wife.,
10: She has become____after entering the Super Speciality Hospital.,
11: The____patient in this hospital, happens to be a former surgeon here.,
12: We can't use axes, where____will serve the purpose.,
13: The climate of this City, is the____in the entire United States.,
14: Better a healthy peasant than a____king .,
15: Health is not valued till____comes.,
16: Some____are bound to be there, in spite of our best efforts and the obsession with hygiene.,
17: The compound word____does not mean that the room is sick; it is a room for the sick.
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