NOUNS- COMPOUND NOUNS

1. A shoe of leather is a__________

a. leather shoe b. Shoe leather c. shoed leather d. skinned leather
2. This is my________ plantation.
a. mother-in-law b. mother-in-law's c. mother-in-law's d. mother's-in-law
3. ________ shoes are always of various types.
a. Woman' b. Womans' c. Women's d. Womens'
4. Glasses for holding beer are________
a. glass-beer b. beerglasses c. glasses of beer d. beer's glasses
5. A horse which runs races is calleda__________
a. horse race b. race-horse c. racing horse d. races-horse
6. A table used for writing is called__________
a. table- writing b. a writing c. a written table d. a writing table
7. They are__________
a. woman- professors b. womans- professors
c. women professors d. women's professors
8. We have got a lot of_______
a. book of exercise b. exercises-books c. exercise's book's d. exercise-books
9. They'd like to spend the week-end at ________
a. their aunt's b. their aunt c. their aunt's house d. their aunt
10. The ________ is long.
a. knife's handle b. knif's handle c. knife handle d. handle of the knife
11. Do you hear any voice? It's________
a. my wife's b. my wife
c. my wife's voice d. the voice of my wife
12. That man has two________
a. brother-in-law b. brothers-in-law c. brother-ins-law d. brother-in-laws
13. The________ toys are cheap.
a. child's b. children's c. childrens' d. childrens
14. Next month we have two________ holiday.
a. week b. weeks c. weeks' d. week's
15. We must follow________
a. the will of the dead b. the dead of will
c. the dead's will d. the dead will
16. A meeting held during the night is a__________
a. meeting night b. nightly meeting c. night- meeting d. nighty meeting
17. It has belonged to our family. It's the__________
a. families b. families' c. family's d. familys'
18. _______ for instance, might find it hard to laugh at a Russian joke.
a. The French b. A French c. A man in France d. If you were French
19. As he hated________, he decided to desert.
a. the life of army b. life in the army c. life of the army d. the army for life
20. The latest exhibitions, films or plays are only__________
a. by bus a short distance sway b. a short distance by bus away
c. a short distance away by bus d. the distance of a short bus away

1a 2b 3c 4b 5b 6b 7c 8d 9a 10d
11a 12b 13b 14c 15a 16c 17c 18a 19b 20c