COMPOUND

WORDS
 Underline the
compound word
in each sentence.
1. One who loves to read a lot is a
bookworm.
2. My baby sister sleeps in the afternoon.
3. Her stepmother is cooking doughnuts.
4. Everyone is angry at the policeman
who beats the beggar.
5. Waffles and pancakes are his
favorites.
6. We drove the car to the
supermarket.
7. The bathroom is clean.
8. The city is full of pickpockets.
9. Last night, there was a
widespread blackout.
10.We use a yardstick to measure
our plot.
 A. Find two or three words in
each sentence that can be
combined to form a compound
word.
Write the word on the blank
before the number.
___1. The yard at the back of the
house is dry.
___2. The principal postponed the
test to some other day.
___3. The tape in the video recorder
was stuck.
___4. The house is painted green.
___5. This room is big for my class.
___6. This is the end of another happy
week.
___7. He handed his assignment before
he left.
___8. He used a black pen to write his
message on the board.
___9. The mate of the dog is sleeping in
the other room.
___10. Where else could Anita be
hiding.
 Combine the words
below to form 10
compound words.
Match those words with
the definitions below.
high day pay way
tooth drug ache nut
yard dough store table
cloth sales back lady
bus cook stop book
1. A store where drugs are
sold._______
2. A girl who sells things
___________
3. The place where buses stop
_______
4. Pain in the tooth ___________
5. Yard in the back of the house
_______
6. A ring-shaped cake __________
7. A cover for a table ___________
8. A book intended for cooks
________
9. A main road ________
10. The day when one receives his
pay ____.
Write the correct
compound word
for the following:
1. one who tends the bar _____
2. light of the moon _________
3. the craft of a witch ________
4. one who keeps the books ___
5. a shop for pets _________
6. one who keeps a house ____
7. a hill of ants __________
8. one who takes care of property
_______
9. coast along the sea _________
10. an ache in the head ________
 Which compound
word is written
correctly?
Put a (/) in the blank
before its number.
_1. grown-up _11. slingshot
_2. fifty six _12. under-taking
_3. boarding house _13. coat of armor
_4. innkeeper _14. your selves
_5. attorney-at-law _15. trustwothy
_6. push button _16. fore-head
_7. air condition _17. shoestring
_8. cutout _18. pickup
_9. waiting-shed _19. roller-coaster
_10. polo shirt _20. twenty-four
Choose the correct
answer. Encircle
the letter only.
Which is NOT the correct plural form of
the word?

1. a. bedrooms c. rainfalls
b. bystanders d. water tanks
Which is the correct plural form of the
word?

2. a. washing machines c. boys

friends
b. motors cycle d. fishes tank

3. a. lookouts c. beds rooms

b. driving licenses d. blacks boards
4. a. runner-ups c. runner-up
b. runners-ups d. runners-up

5. a. bus station c. bus stations

b. buses station d. buses stations
6. Which compound noun should be
written as one word?

a. drive in c. dry cleaning

b. green house d. stand inn
7. Which compound noun should be
hyphenated?

a. cut-back c. over-throw
b. mix-up d. feed-back
Which word completes the compound noun?

8. My friend advised me to install a burglar ___

in my house.
a. stop c. warning
b. alarm d. machine

9. Mother kept our canned goods and cereals in

the cup____.
a. Room c. place
b. Board d. cabinet
10. The salesclerk showed us their
products in their display_____.

a. room c. office
b. house d. work
Match the words from column
A with the words in column B
to form a compound word.
Write the words either as one
word, two separate words, or
hyphenated.
Write the new word in the
blank.
Column A Column B New word
1. arm eyed ________
2. tea ripe ________
3. dish hopper ________
4. over chair ________
5. wall kettle ________
6. grass off ________
7. break poisoning ________
8. food washer ________
9. cut paper ________
10. cross water ________
 Choose the correct
compound word to
complete the sentence.
Encircle the letter of
the correct answer.
1. The soldiers have warned the
civilians to be careful or they’ll be
caught in a _______.

a. crosswind c. crossfire
b. crossways d. crossroad
2. The Young Botanists members were awed
by the process of ______ conducted by the
scientists on two flowering plants.

a. crossbreed c. cross fertilization

b. cross-piece d. cross pollination
3. As early as the beginning of the week,
my teacher reminded me to finish my
task. I didn’t obey her and now I have a
lot of _____

a. back-drop c. back log

b. background d. back side
4. A thin membrane that receives and
transmits sound waves in the ear is
called an _____.

a. ear mark c. ear drum

b. ear lobe d. ear phone
5. As I made a quick turn to the
right, my car hit the edge of the
plant box which damaged my
___________.

a. headsets c. headlamps
b. headbulbs d. headlights