ACTIVITY 2 Fill in the sentences with a compound noun of the word given

Compound nouns are words that normally have two parts. The first part shows what type of person or object it is, or what its function is. The second part classifies the named person or object in question. Compound nouns may be written in three different ways:

as one word.	two words with a hyphen.	two separate words.
raincoat	dry-cleaning	post office

Compound nouns can be formed by using a combination of words like the following:

Adjective + adjective	sad-eyed
Adjective + verb	highlight
Adjective + noun	bluebird
Adjective + preposition	made-up
Noun + adjective	worldwide
Noun + preposition	runner-up
Noun + verb	rainfall
Noun + noun	raincoat
Preposition + adjective	underdeveloped
Preposition + noun	underground
Preposition + verb	underline
Preposition + preposition	within
Verb + adjective	fallout
Verb + noun	worksheet
Verb + preposition	takeout
Verb + verb	freeze-dry

Compound nouns are usually stressed on the first word (or syllable).

Example: bluebird (a type of a bird) - blue bird (any bird with blue feathers)

ACTIVITY 1

A Match the columns to form one word compound nouns. Then, match to the pictures:

1)	fire	a)	house
2)	green	b)	ball
3)	hair	c)	sheet
4)	grass	d)	paste
5)	under	e)	food
6)	sea	f)	fly
7)	note	g)	clothes
8)	tooth	h)	hopper
9)	work	i)	book
10)	foot	j)	cut

B Match the columns to form compound nouns written with a hyphen:

1)	mother	a)	rise
2)	upside	b)	confident
3)	matter	c)	in-law
4)	high	d)	out
5)	self	e)	up
6)	close	f)	by
7)	passer	g)	spoken
8)	soft	h)	of-fact
9)	worn	i)	up
10)	runner	j)	down

C Match the columns to form compound nouns written as two words:

1)	school	a)	shop
2)	waiting	b)	president
3)	shoe	c)	handed
4)	fish	d)	year
5)	full	e)	moon
6)	vice	f)	tank
7)	left	g)	estate
8)	living	h)	room
9)	water	i)	room
10)	real	j)	tank

ACTIVITY 2 Fill in the sentences with a compound noun of the word given

rain	1. Don’t forget your ____________________. It’s pouring out!
rain	2. _________________ appear when the sun comes out after a storm.

under	3. Hades was the ancient god of the ___________________________.
under	4. Many countries in the world are still ___________________________.

bed	5. That’s a beautiful _________________that you’ve covered your bed with.
bed	6. That house is enormous! It’s got seven _________________.

head	7. The new _____________ is very strict with both students and teachers.
head	8. Can I have some aspirin? I’ve got a terrible_________________.

birth	9. When is your ________________? Mine is in May.
birth	10. This brown spot is my ________________. I was born with it.

Activity 3- Fill in the blanks with a compound noun:

1. I’m going to the ________________ to pick up my friend. The plane lands in an hour.

2. Can you get me a ____________________, please? I’d like to read the ads. I’m looking

for a new flat.

3. The door’s stuck again. I really need to put a new ____________________ in.

4. She’s extremely __________________________. Nothing shakes her!

5. I like your new ______________________. Short hair really suits you!

6. The new _______________________ is very mean. She always shouts at the pupils!

7. Can you pick up some _____________________? We’ve run out so I can’t brush my teeth.

8. When you have finished this ____________________ you may leave the class.

9. Jeremy was the first _________________________in the competition..

10. I’ve just bought a new ________________________ for my goldfish.

Activity 4 Write sentences using the following words:

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