Compound Noun

- are words for people, animals, places, things, or ideas,

made up of two or more words. Most compound nouns
are made with nouns that have been modified
by adjectives or other nouns.
Compound nouns are sometimes one word, like toothpaste, haircut, or
bedroom. These are often referred to as closed or solid compound
nouns.

Sometimes compound nouns are connected with a hyphen: dry-

cleaning, daughter-in-law, and well-being are some examples of
hyphenated compound nouns.
Sometimes compound nouns appear as two separate words: full moon,
Christmas tree, and swimming pool are some examples of compound
nouns that are formed with two separate words. These are often
referred to as open or spaced compound nouns.
Compound Noun Examples
The more you read and write, the more compound
noun examples you’ll encounter. The following
sentences are just a few examples of compound nouns.
Compound noun examples have been italicized for easy
identification.
Compound nouns can be made with two nouns:
*Let’s just wait at this bus stop.
*I love watching fireflies on warm summer nights.
Compound nouns can be made with an adjective and
a noun:
Let’s watch the full moon come up over the mountain.
Please erase the blackboard for me.
Compound nouns can be made with a verb and a
noun:
Be sure to add bleach to the washing machine.
Let’s be sure to stay somewhere with a swimming pool.
Compound nouns can be made with a noun and a verb:
He always gets up before sunrise.

Compound nouns can be made with a verb and a preposition:

Checkout is at noon.
Please remember to schedule your dog’s annual check-up.
Compound nouns can be made with a preposition and a noun:
Do you believe in past lives?
This city is vibrant, so it’s hard to believe it has a thriving
criminal underworld.

Compound nouns can be made with a noun and an adjective:

We need a truckful of mulch for the garden.
 
Compound Nouns using Noun+Verb: snow drop, air dash, tongue slip,
book mark, headline, bus stop, time line, earmark, monthly pay,
typewriter, telephone call, headache, moonlight, sunset, waylay,
tieknot, browbeat, laybreak, toothache, blood shed, earth quake,
rootcause, backbite, cloud burst, bee sting, hand shake, house arrest,
etc.
Compound Nouns using Noun+Noun: taxpayer, cellphone, headteacher,
railroad, money market, bluewhale, timetable, postcard, picture book,
field glasses, engine driver, air ticket, crime novel, garden flowers,
blackboard, servant maid, police officer, ice-cream, firefighter, cricket
ball, family business, handbag, sunlight, toothpaste, football, fish tank,
etc.
 
Compound Noun Exercises
1.Next bus stop is 5 mins away from this one.
2.I hate fire flies in the hot summer nights.
3.I do tooth brush daily using a nice toothpaste.
4.My elder brother has six-pack abs.
5.Watching full moon is a traditional ritual in many
religions.
6.My father bought a blackboard for me to practice
maths.
7.I wash my clothes every Sunday using washing machine.
8.I enjoy a lot while swimming in the swimming pool.
9.I and my sister always gets up before sunrise.
10.I like to make my hairstyle according to the Bollywood trends.
Directions: Add any word to make the given word into a compound
one.
1. room 6. path
2. shine 7. dust
3. drop 8. air
4. bag 9. stick
5. station 10. cream
Directions: Spot the compound noun and identify its
type and category.
1. Bluebird is a type of bird.
2. Greenhouse is a place where we grow plants.
3. I have to wait for bus number 12 at the bus stop.
4. Lots of fire-flies come at night in the summer season.
5. We played football today for two hours.
6. Full moon has its own importance.
7. Teachers make us understand by writing properly
on blackboard.
8. Windows is an operating system software on
everyone PC.
9. My mom gives us breakfast daily at 8am.
10. I know how to wash clothes in washing machine.
11. We join swimming pool in every summer vacation.
12. I wake up daily before the sunrise.
13. I need a haircut at every 2 weeks.
14. Train-spotting is my hobby.
15. My mother-in-law is very kind person.
16. Good policemen never accept money
from underworld.