America’s Wilderness ELD Vocabulary Lesson 14 Body part root/compound words

footbridge We have to hike over a footbridge to get to get where we are going.

foothill The University of Utah is in the foothills of Salt Lake City.

footnote Our map has a footnote.

brainstorm We should brainstorm ideas how to get to the other side of the river.

brainteaser This brainteaser hurts my head.

brainwash I hope our guide doesn’t brainwash us into drinking the stream water. It might make us sick.

headdress Where did that dancer get that headdress?

headline Did you read the headline about the heavy rain?

headlong The mountain biker pushed headlong even though he didn’t know what was down the trail.

downhearted Why do you look so downhearted?

headstrong The climber was headstrong. She had to make it to the top.

headwaters The snow melts to create the headwaters of a stream or river.

heartbroken I was heartbroken to see the machinery in the beautiful wilderness.

heartwarming It was heartwarming to see my dog. I thought she was lost.

heartland My brother lives in the heartland of America.