- intermediate-137
English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Intermediate level # 137 (Answer Keys)
Compound words: head
A1 My wife will only let me listen to classical music if I agree to wear my head phones.
answer: (b) head phones
A2 My father lodged an insurance claim last week because he had an accident and broke one of the headlights
on his car.
answer: (a) headlights
A3 Jimmy wanted to go to the Halloween party in an Indian costume but was unable to find a head dress to
complete his outfit.
answer: (c) head dress
A4 The flight from Sydney to Singapore will take two hours longer than usual this morning as the plane is flying
into a strong headwind.
answer: (c) headwind
A5 I was very surprised to read the headlines in the newspaper this morning regarding the incarceration of our
country's former president.
answer: (a) headlines
A6 First time entrants in this years city marathon will be given a ten minute headstart over the rest of the field.
answer: (b) headstart
A7 I was very disappointed to find out that the new car that I wanted to buy had insufficient headroom.
answer: (c) headroom
A8 All flights out of Sydney's new airport were delayed last week due to extremely strong headwind that was
blowing across the tarmac.
answer: (a) headwind
A9 Mixing spirits and beer is not a very good idea. I usually wake up with a very bad headache the next morning.
answer: (c) headache
A10 We were extremely upset when we arrived at the cemetry and discovered that my late grandfather's
headstone had been destroyed by vandals.
answer: (b) headstone
