COMPOUND WORDS

Compound nouns Compound adjectives

Compound Nouns
Type 1 Second noun belongs to or is part of the first

shop window (the window is part of a shop) church bell (the bell belongs to the church) picture frame garden gate

Compound Nouns
Type 2 First noun indicates the place of the second
city street (the street in the city) corner shop (the shop on the corner of the
streets)

country lane street market

Compound Nouns
Type 3 First noun indicates the time of the second
summer holiday spring flowers Sunday paper dawn chorus

Compound Nouns
Type 4 First noun states material of second noun
steel door stone wall rope ladder silk shirt

Compound Nouns
Type 5
First word can indicate the purpose of the second
coffee cup reading lamp escape hatch notice board

Compound Nouns
Type 6
Work areas, such as factory, farm, mine etc , can be preceded by the name of the article produced
fishfish-farm oiloil-rig goldgold-mine

Compound Nouns
Type 7 Combinations are often used of occupations, sports, hobbies
water skier pop singer sheep farmer body builder

Compound Nouns
Type 8 First noun shows what the second is about or concerned with
a detective story murder story bus tickets

Compound Adjectives
Type 1
NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB
BloodBlood-thirsty enemy SeaSea-sick passenger HeartHeart-free girl DarkDark-blue suit ReddishReddish-brown girl LifeLife-long effort OverOver-anxious mother AllAll-important factor

+ + +

ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE

Compound Adjectives
Type 2
NOUN + ADJECTIVE + PREPOSITION + NOUN NOUN NOUN + Noun

AirAir-defense base LawLaw-school student TwoTwo-day holiday LargeLarge-scale production OffOff-shore oilrig OverOver-weight luggage

Type 3
NOUN ADJECTIVE + + NOUN-ED NOUNNOUN-ED NOUN-

LionLion-hearted soldier PinkPink-cheeked girl EggEgg-shaped head BroadBroad-shouldered man

Type 4
NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB FreedomFreedom-loving people HeartHeart-rending story GoodGood-looking girl EasyEasy-going teacher NeverNever-ending progress EverEver-increasing population + + + V-ing V-ing V-ing

Compound Adjectives
Type 5
NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB SnowSnow-covered mountain WhiteWhite-washed room DearlyDearly-loved child HeartHeart-felt thanks HomeHome-made dress SoftSoft-spoken lady + + + V-ed V-ed V-ed