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Compound Words (compound nouns)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What's this?

a)

foot ball

b)

football

c)

feetball

d)

footsballs

2.

What's this?

a)

cakepan

b)

potsweet

c)

pancake

d)

pan cake

3.

What's are these?

a)

sunglasses

b)

sun glasses

c)

hot glass

d)

starglasses

4.

What's this?

a)

teeth paste

b)

tooth brush

c)

toothbrush

d)

tooth hair

5.
Which compound noun can you form with LIP?
a)
reel
b)
switch
c)
stick
d)
opener
6.

An illness affecting your stomach, caused by eating food

that contains harmful bacteria

a)

FOOD INDIGESTION

b)

FOOD POISONING

c)

FOOD SICKNESS

7.

A piece of furniture with shelves in it for putting books on

a)

BOOKBAG

b)

BOOKSHELF

c)

BOOKCASE

8.

The work that you do to keep your house clean and tidy

a)

HOUSEWORK

b)

HOMEWORK

c)

HOUSE CHORE

9.

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

a)

might spill

b)

living room

c)

eat in

d)

because you

10.

Choose the correct compound noun. "The teacher is writing the questions on the whiteboard."

a)

whiteboard

b)

writing

c)

teacher

d)

questions in

11.

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

a)

adjective + noun

b)

preposition + noun

c)

noun + noun

d)

noun + adjective

12.

Select the correct compound noun that is made up of "verb -ing + noun"

a)

Studio recording

b)

Recording-studio

c)

studio-recording

d)

Recording studio

13.

Based on the image, choose the correct type of compound noun

a)

noun + noun

b)

noun + adjective

c)

adjective + noun

d)

verb + noun

14.

Create a compound noun by putting the two images together

a)

handbag

b)

bag purse

c)

hand writing

d)

baghand

15.

The compound word brother-in-law is a form of?

a)

Hyphenated compound noun

b)

Solid/Closed compound noun

c)

Open/Spaced compound noun

d)

Separated compound noun

16.

How can Compound Nouns be defined?

a)

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

b)

They are two or more words with the same meaning.

c)

Is a word with a specific meaning.

17.

Which word in the sentence is a compound noun?


I ran to the grocery store to buy milk.

a)

grocery

b)

store

c)

grocery store

d)

milk

18.

Which word in the sentence is a compound noun?


I will never work in fast food again.

a)

work

b)

food

c)

fast food

d)

again

19.

Which words in the sentence are compound nouns?


I never knew my grandfather had a German Shepherd when he was a boy scout.

a)

grandfather

b)

German Shepherd

c)

boy scout

d)

scout

20.

check all the words that are compound nouns

a)

sailboat

b)

airplane

c)

brother-in-law

d)

internet