Word formation compound nouns - Noun compounds 02

WORD FORMATON ~ NOUN COMPOUNDS ~ 02
EXERCISE 1.
Combine the verbs from list A with nouns from list B to make noun compounds.
e.g. watch + dog Æ watchdog (i.e. the dog watches)
A.
 cut 	dare 	 hang 	 pick 	 scare tug
B.
 boot 	boy	 light 	 man	 throat weed
 drift 	flash 	 glow play pop rattle
 turn com crow devil pocket snake 
 table worm
EXERCISE 2.
Combine the adjectives from list A with nouns from list B to make noun compounds.
Some adjectives/nouns combine with more than one noun/adjective.
Note: these compounds are usually written as one word, with no hyphens.
e.g. black + board Æ blackboard (i..e. the board is black)
A.
black fresh blue grand double handy dry high
free hot live twelfth long wild mad noble short
B.
berry boat cake dock father fire fowl house
man night print school stock talk way
EXERCISE 3.
Complete the following sentences using the first part of compound nouns from the list below.
1. When you write, you use ... COMMAS for direct speech.
2. To open a ... ACCOUNT, please write your name, address and ... NUMBER.
3. If someone breaks into the house, the ... ALARM will go off — you'd better call the STATION.
4. You can see the ... PEAKS among the clouds in the distance.
5. We’re going to Italy. The travel agent's booked a... HOLIDAY for us and we've 
 already got our tickets and ... ‘S CHEQUES.
6. We'll leave our car in the long stay ... PARK at the airport and the hotel sounds good 
 ... it’s got... CONDITIONING. so the rooms should be cool.
7. He's still at ....SCHOOL, studying ... LANGUAGES. He has to read a lot, so he'd 
 probably appreciate a ... TOKEN for his birthday.
8. Buy the stamps at the ... OFFICE and pop the letters in the ... BOX outside.
9. I’m afraid I’ѵе chipped one of your ... CUPS.
10. The emigration of professionals to better paid jobs abroad is known as the ... 
 DRAIN.
11. My aunt's daughter is my ... COUSIN.
12. Could I have some ... DRESSING to put on my salad, please?
13. Scientists are verу concerned about the results of deforestation, which has 
 contributed to the... EFFECT.
14. We haven't paid for the... DISC player yet — we've got it on ... PURCHASE — it 
 was £200 plus ... ADDED TAX. but we're paying over two years.
15. What's the ... FORECAST for tomorrow.
 AIR 	 BANK 	 BOOK 	 BRAIN 	BURGLAR
 CAR 	 COFFEE 	 COMPACT 	 FIRST 	GREENHOUSE
 HIGH 	 HIRE 	 INVERTED 	 LETTER 	MODERN
 PACKAGE 	 POLICE 	 POST 	 SALAD 	TELEPHONE
 TRAVELLER VALUE 	 WEATHER
EXERCISE 4.
 In each of the following sentences is a blank with a word just before it.
Fill each blank with a word that combines with the one given, making a new word
that fits the sentence. The number of ( - ) corresponds to the number of letters.
e.g. Please put out your cigarette.
 ÆThere's an ASH _ _ _ _ over there. ASHTRAY
1. Fasten all your papers together with a PAPER . . ..
2. The head of the HOUSE _ _ _ _ always has to fill in official forms.
3. They left at DAY_ _ _ _ and didn't stop to eat until noon.
4. Be careful! Don't spill that juice on my clean TABLE_ _ _ _ _
5. You need another BOOK _ _ _ _ _ now you've bought all those new books.
6. The beam from the LIGHT_ _ _ _ _warns ships of hidden rocks.
7. Mary's third novel is usually considered her MASTER ......
8. A lot of people enjoy watching SOAP _ _ _ _ _S on television.
9. I won't buy the book until it comes out in PAPER _ _ _ _ .
10. There is a pink elephant painted in the FORE_ _ _ _ _ _of the picture.
11. After the rain there appeared a beautiful RAIN_ _ _ on the sky.
12. The HILL_ _ _ _ was covered in beautiful wild flowers.
13. I could hear the sound of FOOT_ _ _ _ S. Someone was coming!
14. We collect honey from our own BEE_ _ _ _ S.
15. We had to take shelter during a severe THUNDER _ _ _ _ _
EXERCISE 5.
Complete each sentence by providing the second half of the correct compound noun. Should you find the exercise too difficult, look for the right word in the list below.
1. There's a RABBIT- - - -.in the comer of this field.
2. There were so many mice we had to buy a MOUSE - - - -.
3. I could hear the sound of GUN - - - coming from the forest.
4. Nobody can read the doctor's HAND - - - - - - - .
5. You look awful! Why don't you have a HAIR - - ?
6. I wanted to do some washing but I’ve run out of SOAP- - - - - -.
7. If you ride a motorbike you have to wear a CRASH - - - - - -.
8. In my living-room there is a lovely old stone FIRE - - - - -
9. Jack built his own boat in a WORK - - - - in his garden.
10. She's not a very good TIME - - - - - - , she’s always late.
11. That tall tower over there is a LAND - - - - in the countryside.
12. I found Sophia Loren's AUTO - - - - - - - - - very interesting
13. Some of the actors still did not know their lines at the DRESS - - - - - - - .
14. Writing a FILM - - - - - - is rather like writing for the theatre.
 BIOGRAPHY 	DO 	FIRE 	HEL	 MET HOLE
 KEEPER 	LEATHER 	MARK 	PLACE POWDER
 REHEARSAL 	SCRIPT 	SHOP 	TRAP WRITING
EXERCISE 6.
Complete each sentence by providing the second half of the correct compound noun. Should you find the exercise too difficult, look for the right word in the list below.
1. We got soaked to the skin in a sudden cloud............
2. The floor of the workshop was covered in saw............and shavings of wood.
3. The children made a poster based in the shape of a snow............
4. The average theatre............will find this play completely incomprehensible.
5. Could you buy me a tube of tooth............at the supermarket?
6. I woke up screaming after having a terrible night............
7. The house was severely damaged by an earth.............
8. The United Nations tried to arrange a cease............but without success.
9. Don't forget to tell everyone about the meeting before............
10. There was a long post............at the end of the letter.
11. Don’t worry if you don't have enough cash on you. We can use my credit............
12. He ate so much that he’s got a stomach............now.
13. Have you met Peter’s new girl.............?
14. Roosters begin making noises just before day.
15. St Mark's Piazza is one of the famous land............of Venice.
 ACHE 	BREAK 	BURST 	CARD 	DUST
 FIRE 	FLAKE 	FRIEND 	GOER 	HAND
 MARE 	MARKS 	PASTE 	QUAKE 	SCRIPT
EXERCISE 7.
Complete each sentence by providing the second half of the correct hyphenated word. Should you find the exercise too difficult, look for the right word in the list below.
1. Students going abroad should remember that in some countries hitch-.........is 
 forbidden.
2. The new teacher was keen on singing, story-.........and reading poetry to her class.
3. How many ice-..........would you like with your whisky?
4. One of the thieves acted as a look-..........while the others counted the stolen money.
5. Greg forgot to give a traffic-..........and two other cars crashed into his.
6. The car went out of control and crashed into a lamp-... .
7. I gave my old car as part-... for this new model, though I didn't get much for it.
8. I’ѵе got a painful mosquito-... right on the tip of my nose.
9 . If you clean your teeth regularly, this will reduce tooth-............
10. I gripped the door -............and turned it but the door wouldn't open.
11. Put all the dirty knives and forks in the dish-.............
 BITE 	CUBES 	DECAY 	EXCHANGE
 HIKING 	KNOB 	OUT 	POST
 SIGNAL 	TELLING 	WASHER
ANSWER KEY
1
cut-throat dare-devil driftwood flashlight glowworm hangman pickpocket playboy popcorn rattlesnake scarecrow tugboat turntable
2
blackberry blueprint double-talk dry-dock freeman freshman grandfather handyman highway highschool hothouse livestock longboat madman nobleman shortcake twelfthnight wildfire wildfowl
3
1. inverted commits
2. bank account 	telephone number
3. burglar alarm 	police station
4. mountain peaks
5. package holiday 	traveller's cheques
6. car park 	air conditioning
7. high school 	modern languages 	book token
8. post office 	letter box
9. coffee cups
10. brain drain
11. first cousin
12. salad dressing
13. greenhouse effect
14. compact disc
15. weather forecast	hire purchase 	value added tax
4
1. paperclip 2. household 3. daybreak 4. tablecloth 5. bookshelf
6. lighthouse 7. masterpiece 8. soap operas 9. paperback 10. foreground
11. rainbow 12. hillside 13. footsteps 14. beehives 15. thunderstorm
5
1. rabbit hole 2. mousetrap 3. gunfire 4. handwriting 5. hairdo
6. soap powder 7. crush helmet 8. fireplace 9. workshop 10. timekeeper
11. landmark 12. autobiography 13. dress rehearsal 14. filmscript
6
1. cloudburst 2. sawdust 3. snowflake 4. theatre goer 5. toothpaste
6. nightmare 7. earthquake 8. ceasefire 9. beforehand 10. postscript
11. credit card 12. stomachache 13. girlfriend 14. daybreak 15. landmarks
7
1. hitch-hiking 2. story telling 3. ice-cubes 4. look-out 5. traffic-signal
6. lamp-post 7. part-exchange 8. mosquito-bite 9. tooth-decay 10. door-knob
11. dish-washer