Mastering Compound Nouns

Identify the compound noun in this sentence: 'Rover the spotted puppy ate all the dog food.'

• dog food

• spotted puppy

• rover

• ate all

Which of the following is a compound noun?

• slowly

• big moon

• sunshine

• joyful

Find the compound noun in this phrase: 'my luggage is almost full, I just need to pack my toothbrush'.

• luggage

• toothbrush

• need to

• almost full

True or False: 'basketball' is a compound noun.

• Not a noun, an adjective

• Not a noun, a verb

• Yes it is

Identify the compound noun in the sentence: 'She wore a long, elegant, beautiful dress.'

• Beautiful dress

• She wore

• No compound noun present

• Long elegant

"J.K Rowling is a very well-known author."

True or False: 'well-known' is a compound noun.

• Not a noun, it is an adjective

• Not a noun, it is a verb

• Yes it is

Which of these is NOT a compound noun:

• post office

• sunshine

• running

• raincoat

Choose the compound noun from the list:

• cloudy day

• umbrella

• raincoat

• stormy

Identify the TWO compound nouns in this sentence: 'After lunch, the classroom was terribly noisy and crowded. I had to pack away my lunchbox, but I had a difficult time finding my bag!'

• pack away

• crowded

• classroom

• after lunch

• lunchbox

True or False: 'snowman' is a compound noun.

• Not a noun, it is an adjective

• Not a noun, it is a verb

• Yes it is