Collective and Compound Nouns Pencil case Lunch box Family Group Colony Butterfly Move on Constellation Flock Class Collective Nouns A collective noun is a word that names a group of people or things. Examples: crew, team, neighborhood, colony Can you think of any others? group of fish; group of birds; group of cattle; group of whales. Compound Nouns A compound noun is a noun that is made up of two or more words. Most compound nouns in English are formed by nouns modified by other nouns or adjectives. For example: The words tooth and paste are each nouns in their own right, but if you join them together they form a new word - toothpaste. The word black is an adjective and board is a noun, but if you join them together they form a new word - blackboard. A compound noun is a noun that is made up of two or more words. Most compound nouns in English are formed by nouns modified by other nouns or adjectives. For example: The words tooth and paste are each nouns in their own right, but if you join them together they form a new word - toothpaste. The word black is an adjective and board is a noun, but if you join them together they form a new word - blackboard. A compound noun is a noun that is made up of two or more words. Most compound nouns in English are formed by nouns modified by other nouns or adjectives. For example: The words tooth and paste are each nouns in their own right, but if you join them together they form a new word - toothpaste. The word black is an adjective and board is a noun, but if you join them together they form a new word - blackboard.

1. Collective and Compound Nouns
• Pencil case
• Lunch box
• Family
• Group
• Colony
• Butterfly
• Move on
• Constellation
• Flock
• Class

2. Collective Nouns
• A collective noun is a word that names a group of
people or things.
Examples: crew, team, neighborhood, colony
Can you think of any others?
group of fish; group of birds; group of cattle; group of
whales.

3. Compound Nouns
• A compound noun is a noun that is made up of two
or more words. Most compound nouns in English are
formed by nouns modified by other nouns or
adjectives.
For example:
• The words tooth and paste are each nouns in their own
right, but if you join them together they form a new word -
toothpaste.
• The word black is an adjective and board is a noun, but if
you join them together they form a new word - blackboard.

4. Compound Nouns
• A compound noun is a noun that is made up of two
or more words. Most compound nouns in English are
formed by nouns modified by other nouns or
adjectives.
For example:
• The words tooth and paste are each nouns in their own
right, but if you join them together they form a new word -
toothpaste.
• The word black is an adjective and board is a noun, but if
you join them together they form a new word - blackboard.

5. Compound nouns can also be formed using
the following combinations of words:
Noun + Noun toothpaste
Adjective + Noun blackboard
Verb + Noun swimming pool
Noun + Preposition hanger on
Preposition + Noun underground
Noun + Verb haircut
Adjective + Verb dry-cleaning
Preposition + Verb output