Compound noun example

Noun + noun girlfriend, greenhouse, football,

grandmother, homework, teacup,
friendship, basketball, bookstore,…
Adjective + Noun heartbeat, sunrise, raindrop, handmade,
haircut, loudspeaker, midday, shorthand,
electric light, common room,…
Verb(ing) + Noun blackboard, greenhouse, highway,
swimming pool, diving board,washing
machine, frying pan, magnifying glass,
fishing pole/rod, filing cabinet, steering
wheel, …
Adverb + Noun online, overdue, overdose, outside, outdoor,
upstairs, downstairs,…
Adverb + Verb output, intake,…
Verb + Adverb Takeover,…
Preposition + noun onlooker, underworld,…
Noun + prepositional phrase son-in-law, lady-in-waiting,..
Noun + verb snowfall, haircut,…

Compound adjective example

Number + noun
Adjective + noun
Adjective + Present participle
Noun + Present participle
Noun + adjective
Noun + Past participle
Adverb + Past participle
Adjective + Past participle
eight-hour, three-week, five-second, five-
minute, three-hour, ten-storey, one-
way,twenty-page,….
Last-minute, full-length, short-term, long-
distance, high-quality,…
Good-looking, long-lasting, easy-going,
tight-fitting, quick-thinking,…
Mouth-watering, record-breaking, time-
saving, English-speaking,…
World-famous, smoke-free, ice-cold,
gluten-free, family-friendly,…
Wind-powered, sun-dried, middle-aged,
water-cooled,…
Brightly-lit, well-known, densely-
populated, highly-respected,…
Old-fashioned, long-forgotten, ready-made,
short-lived,…
 Compound verbs example
Prepositional verb Believe in, blow up, break down, call
off, clean out, come in, deal with, eat
up, fill in,…
Phrasal Verb To call around, to call [x] off, to
check [x] out, to clean [x] up, to dive
into, to dress up, to end up, to find
out, to get away with,…
Verb with Auxiliaries was walking, will meet, are running,
are planning, should start, …
Compound Single-word verb Babysit, waterproof, proofread,
brainwashed, overbooked,…

Compound adverb example

Adverb + preposition thereafter, therein, herein,…
Hyphenated adverb self-consciously, in-house, whole-
heartedly,…

Compound preposition example

preposition + preposition into, onto, upon, unto, without,
within, throughout, , …
Preposition + noun inside, outside, until, under, toward,
forward, underneath, instead, …
Some compound prepositions along, across, around, against, above,
combine to “a” aboard, about, among, amid,
alongside,…
Some compound prepositions belong, behind, beside, between,
combine to”be” beneath, below, beyond, before, …