Pre-Intermediate Unit 2 Evaluation

How can Compound Nouns be defined?

• They are two or more words combined together to form a single word with a new meaning.

• They are two or more words with the same meaning.

• Is a word with a specific meaning.

What is the correct structure of the compound nouns in the image?

• adjective + noun

• preposition + noun

• noun + noun

• noun + adjective

TRUE or FALSE?
Compound words usually consist of two words (two components).

• True
• False

TRUE or FALSE?
Compound words are ALWAYS written separately.

• True
• False

TRUE or FALSE?
Compound words are ALWAYS written as one word.

• True
• False

TRUE or FALSE?
Compound words may be written separately, with a hyphen (-).

• True
• False

What is this?

• bike + stop = bike stop

• train + stop = train stop

• bus + stop = bus stop

What is this?

• news + paper = newspaper

• sound + paper = soundpaper

• news + note = newsnote

Choose the correct compound noun in the sentence. "Could we have some ice cream for dessert?"

• dessert

• some ice

• ice cream

• we have

Choose the correct compound noun. "You should not eat in the living room because you might spill."

• might spill

• living room

• eat in

• because you