compound nouns

NOUNS

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Nouns can be classified into: proper, common, concrete, abstract, countable, uncountable, and compound.

Each of this categories follow certain rules to form those nouns.​

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Multiple Choice

The word in blue in the sentence below is what part of speech?

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

• verb

• adjective

• noun

• adverb

Nouns that name things that can be seen or touched are called concrete nouns.

• People

  girl, men, scientist, Dr. Taylor,

  singer, friend, Ms. Brown

• Places

  library, Mars, Dallas, Atlantic Ocean,

  Baltimore

• Things

  rain, wind, trees, cotton,

  clouds, shoes, devices

Nouns that name ideas, qualities, or characteristics are called abstract nouns.

• Ideas

  love, friendship, kindness, thoughtfulness, grief

• Qualities

  courage, patriotism, hope, ideals, ambition

Multiple Choice

Identify the kind of the underlined noun in the sentence below.

Andrew should get an award for his honesty.

• Concrete Noun

• Abstract Noun

• Collective Noun

• Compound Noun

Proper Nouns

• A proper noun names a person, place, or thing and is capitalized. 

• Examples: Billy, Mrs. Andres, Stryker

What is a compound noun?

A compound noun is a noun that is formed from two or more words. Compound nouns are very common. The main noun is normally the last one.

Some compound nouns...

• one word

  football, dugout, sideline

• two words

  first base, Super Bowl, ice cream

• hyphenated words

  runner-up, warm-up, half-sister

Notice that the first noun is always singular, and never possessive.

ice machine

ices machine

baseball glove

library book

library's book

baseballs glove

Multiple Choice

What's this?

• flames person

• firesman

• woodfireperson

• fireman

Multiple Choice

Which is the correct compound noun?

The store next door sells shoes. it is ____.

• a shoe store

• a shoes store

• a store shoes

• a door store

Compound nouns can be formed in various ways, including noun + noun (e.g. "bookstore"), adjective + noun (e.g. "blackboard"), noun + verb (e.g. "sunrise"), preposition + noun (e.g. "underground"), and more complex combinations.

Open Ended

Use each pair of pictures to make a compound noun!

Open Ended

Use each pair of pictures to make a compound noun!

Open Ended

Write a compound noun that contains the word: HOT

Types of compound nouns

There are three different types of compound nouns: open, hyphenated, and closed. They will be classified according to their form.

Multiple Choice

Be sure to add bleach to the (washing machine).

• noun + verb

• verb + preposition

• verb + noun

• noun + noun

Multiple Choice

In London, The Underground is the easiest way to travel.

• preposition +noun

• verb+ noun

• noun+ noun

• adjective+ noun

Fill in the Blank

Choose one noun from box 1 and one noun from box 2 to create a compound that completes the sentence.

I keep my money in a ____.

Fill in the Blank

Choose one noun from box 1 and one noun from box 2 to create a compound that completes the sentence.

Let's find a new recipe in the ____.