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    English Department

    First Semester 2022/2023


    Worksheet # 8 – Compound Nounsi

    Student Name: ______________________ Grade \ Section: 4 (A &B)

    Date: ______________________

    Objectives: Students will be able to understand compound nouns correctly.

    Compound Nouns are nouns joined to make one word.


    Compound Nouns are written in different ways:-

    1- One word football


    2- Two words police station
    3- Two words joined by a hyphen horse – riding
    4- Words joined by a hyphens father – in – law

    Types of Compound Nouns:-

    1- Noun + Noun football


    2- Noun + Verb rainfall
    3- Noun + Gerund sightseeing
    4- Gerund + Noun drinking water
    5- Adjective + Noun blackboard

    The plural of Compound Noun:-


    classroom classrooms
    notebook notebooks
    walking stick walking sticks

    Practice

    A: Choose the word that makes each of these nouns into a compound noun.

    1. Fund ……………. (A – driver, B – seat, C – raiser)


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    2. News ……………. (A– paper, B – story, C – travels)
    3. Sun ……………. (A– day, B – glasses, C – heat)
    4. Child ……………. (A – hood, B – ren, C – play)
    5. Door ……………. (A– frame, B – handle, C – way)
    Answer Key: 1 – C, 2 – A, 3 – B, 4 – A, 5 – C
    B: Fill in the blanks to complete each compound noun, or with the one-word compound
    noun that fits best.

    1. Prevent a heart ……………. by eating properly and getting enough exercise.


    (A – stroke, B –attack, C – murmur)
    2. Do you prefer peppermint or cinnamon flavored …………….?
    (A– cookies, B – toothpaste, C – applesauce)
    3. The full ……………. looked enormous as it rose over the horizon.
    (A – moon, B – sun, C –sunset)
    4. I’m going to the barber for a …………….
    (A – trim, B – new style, C – haircut)
    5. They’re digging a new swimming ……………. in the park.
    (A – suit, B – pool, C – game)
    6. I’d love to learn to pilot an ……………. .
    (A–boat, B – airplane, C – submarine)
    7. One reason donuts are fattening is that they’re fried in cooking ……………. .
    (A – oil, B – sugar, C –pans)
    8. Sherrie is upset because she lost an ……………. .
    (A – input, B – earring, C – friendship)
    Answer Key: =1 – B, 2 – B, 3 – A, 4 – C, 5 – B, 6 – B, 7 – A, 8 – B

    “There is no substitute for hard work.” Thomas Edison

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