COMPOUND NOUNS (Basic) (EXERCISE B11E21)

COMPOUND NOUNS  (Basic)

In English, two words can often go together to make a new noun. Sometimes we write them as one word, sometimes as two words, and sometimes with a hyphen.           Post + office    =  Post office       Hair + dresser  = Hairdresser       Ice   + cream    =  Ice-cream

1.      Match a word in A with a word in B to make a new noun. 

A	B
(A)  Town (B)  Railway (C)  Traffic (D)  Book (E)   Bus (F)   Free (G)  Department (H)  Car (I)     Travel (J)    Ticket (K)  Rush (L)   Air	(   )    Park  (   )    Way  (   )    Agents  (   )    Center  (   )    Office  (   )    Station  (   )    Port  (   )    Stop  (   )    Store  (   )    Shop  (   )    Light  (   )    Hour

2. Fill in the gaps in the sentences with a compound noun from the table above.

(A)  Stop the car! The __________________ is red!

(B)   When you arrived in Brazil, which ________________ did you fly into?

(C)   In a _____________________ you can buy almost anything you desire.

(D)  We waited in the rain at the _________________for an hour before the bus arrived.

(E)   All big towns have a ___________________ in the morning and evening.

(F)    Getaway is the best ___________________ in the town. They have good cheap holidays.

(G)  I hate driving on the__________________ when it is full of traffic.

(H)  The __________________ was very big. There were trains arriving and departing all the time. I bought a ticket at the ______________ and found the  platform from where my train would depart.

(I)     No I didn’t borrow this book from the library. I bought it at a _________________.

(J)   The Post office is in the _______________________________ next to the bank.

        (K) Sometimes it is difficult to find a __________________________ down town.

Answers:

1. Match a word in A with a word in B to make a new noun. Then fill in the gaps in the   

    sentences below the table with a compound noun from the table.

A	B
(A)  Town (B) Railway (C)  Traffic (D)  Book (E)   Bus (F)   Free (G)  Department  (H)  Car (I)     Travel (J)    Ticket (K)  Rush (L)   Air	(h)  Park  (f)   Way  (i)    Agents  (a)   Center  (j)    Office  (b)   Station  (l)    Port  (e)   Stop  (g)   Store  (d)   Shop  (c)    Light  (k)    Hour

2. Fill in the gaps in the sentences with a compound noun from the table above.

      (A) Stop the car the traffic light is red!
      (B) When you arrived in Brazil, which airport did you fly into?      

(C)  In a department store you can buy almost anything you desire.

(D)  We waited in the rain at the bus stop for an hour before the bus arrived.

(E)   All big towns have a rush hour in the morning and evening.

(F)   Getaway is the best travel agents in the town. They have good cheap holidays.

(G)  I hate driving on the freeway when it is full of traffic.

(H)  The railway station was very big. There were trains arriving and departing all the time. I bought a ticket at the ticket office and found the platform from where my train would depart.

(I)     No I didn’t borrow this book from the library. I bought it in a bookshop.

       (J)   The Post office is in the town center next to the bank.

       (K) Sometimes it is difficult to find a car park downtown.

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