Question

Will you be happy when you leave your mother? Or will you miss your mother? If you do, you are homesick. “homesick” is a word made up of HOME and SICK. You know each word, right? But do you know the meaning when you put them together? It is Sick For Home. It means you miss your home. You miss the delicious food at home.

Now think for a minute about SEASICK. Is Seasick the same as Homesick? Does seasick mean Sick For Sea? It means something quite different. “Seasick” means Sick By The Movement On The Sea. If you travel by ship and you feel seasick, you just want to go back home and have a good rest. Why? Because you feel sick on a ship.

Have you ever heard of a person being heartsick? If you’re heartsick, you are sad and your heart is broken. And we also have other words made like this, such as “handshake” and “handbag”. Isn’t it interesting? It is also helpful to know something like this in your English study.

1.If you are homesick, you will .

A. call your mother B. stay at home C. cook for yourself D. visit your friend

2.When we say “a person is seasick”, we mean that .

A. he misses his family B. he likes going by ship

C. he feels sick when he goes by ship D. his ship is broken

3.The word “ ” is made like “homesick” or “seasick”.

A. interesting B. musician C. swimming D. homework

4.“Heartsick” means in Chinese.

A. 有心脏病的 B. 悲伤的 C. 有心理问题的 D. 心脏受损的

5.From this passage, we can know that .

A. there are many words like homesick in English

B. it’s interesting to learn words like homesick

C. it’s helpful for us to know more about these English words

D. A, B and C are all right.

Answer 1