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WorksheetsCOMPOUND NOUNS
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
What is this?
arm + chair = armchair
hand + chair = handchair
finger + chair = fingerchair
Who is he/she?
hair + dress = hairdress
hair + dry = hairdry
hair + dresser = hairdresser
What is this?
light + home = lighthome
light + house = lighthouse
lamp + house = lamphouse
What is this?
note + book = notebook
paper + book = paperbook
sheet + book = sheetbook
Who is she?
grand + mother = grandmother
grand + father = grandfather
grand + parents = grandparents
What is this?
bike + stop = bike stop
train + stop = train stop
bus + stop = bus stop
What is this?
girl + bug = girlbug
lady + bug = ladybug
woman + bug = womanbug
What is this?
grass + hopper = grasshopper
tree + hopper = treehopper
plant + hopper = planthopper
What is this?
net + ball = netball
foot + ball = football
basket + ball = basketball
Who is he?
fire + woman = firewoman
fire + man = fireman
fire + boy = fireboy
What is this?
life + coat = life coat
life + boat = lifeboat
life + jacket = life jacket
What is this?
ice + skating = ice skating
ice + berg = iceberg
ice + water = ice water
Who is she?
home + wife = homewife
house + wife = housewife
house + girl = housegirl
What is this?
foot + ball = football
foot + ink = footink
foot + print = footprint
What is this?
book + stall = bookstall
book + case = bookcase
book + store = bookstore
What are they?
chop + wood = chopwood
knife + sticks = knife sticks
chop + sticks = chopsticks
What is this?
news + paper = newspaper
sound + paper = soundpaper
news + note = newsnote
What is this?
wet + bow = wetbow
rain + bow = rainbow
cloud + bow = cloudbow
What is this?
egg + soil = eggsoil
egg + tree = eggtree
egg + plant = eggplant
What is this?
fish + bowl = fishbowl
fish + cup = fishcup
fish + pint = fishpint
What's this?
foot ball
football
feetball
footsballs
What's this?
cakepan
potsweet
pancake
pan cake
What's are these?
sunglasses
sun glasses
hot glass
starglasses
What's this?
teeth paste
tooth brush
toothbrush
tooth hair
Compound words usually consist of two words (two components).
Compound words are ALWAYS written separately.
Compound words are ALWAYS written as one word.
Compound words may be written separately, with a hyphen (-).
The stress in a compound noun is always on the second word of the noun:
paper.CLIP.
It's ...
a book deal
popular press
a postcard
public library
It's a sauce_________.
boat
box
pan
table
I’ve got to pick up a package at the post ___________.
man
office
book
We put a ____________ in the garden to chase birds away.
runway
sunshade
scarecrow
Sherrie is upset because she lost an ______________.
input
earring
friendship
I’d love to learn to pilot an ____________
boat
airplane
submarine
I’m going to the barber for a _____________.
trim
new style
hair cut
Do you prefer peppermint or cinnamon flavored _____________?
cookies
toothpaste
applesauce
Door
frame
handle
way
Child
hood
ren
play
Sun
day
glasses
heat
Fund
driver
seat
raiser
A machine for washing clothes.
(a)
School work done out of lessons especially at home.
(a)
A holiday or trip taken by a newly married couple.
(a)
A woman's purse
(a)
This person is your father's father.
(a)
A small brush for cleaning your teeth.
(a)
