English loves its prepositions and makes the most of them in all areas of the language. You have probably noticed the large number of phrasal verbs for example (and maybe had at least one headache over them!).Some compound words use a preposition. Usually these compounds are made when a preposition (on, up, in) is added to another word (usually a noun or verb) to produce a new word.
Here are some examples from the lesson:
upshot, infighting, outgrow (v.), upsurge, offshoot, outlook, in-house, outreach, off-day
This is a growing area of everyday English so look out for these words. Test your knowledge with these examples (and see if you can think of your own).
Computers: update, download, inbox,
Films: out-take, close-up, flashback
Business: downsize, throughput, income, outgoings, outlay, overheads
Illnesses: onset, outbreak
General: overshoot, offcut, off limits, in-crowd, backtrack
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