Name_____________ Date_______________________

Compound Nouns

A compound noun is a noun made up of two words.

e.g. black + smith = blacksmith

under + ground = underground

Choose the correct word to complete each of these compound nouns. A clue is given to
help you. Put a tick after the word in the box when you have used it.

1. after___________ (from midday to evening) ball

2. ash____________ (a receptacle for tobacco ash) box
3. bag____________ (a Scottish musical instrument) break
4. horse_________ (fitted by a blacksmith) cup
5. base___________ (a game popular in America) groom
6. battle__________ (a large war vessel) hog
7. book___________ (one who reads a good deal) hopper
8. bride___________ (a newly-married man) house
9. butter__________ (a yellow flower of the fields) man
10. chair___________ (one who is in charge of a meeting) noon
11. chatter_________ (one who talks a lot) pipes
12. chop___________ (used by the Chinese at mealtimes) pot
13. light__________ (a tower for guiding ships) ship
14. country_________ (in a country district) shoe
15. day____________ (dawn) side
16. dock___________ (a place where ships are repaired) sticks
17. hedge_________ (a small animal with quills) tray
18. eye___________ (one who has seen the incident) witness
19. flower_________ (contains soil in which a plant grows) worm
20. grass__________ (a small jumping insect) yard