3. Exercises
10.1 Find compound nouns on the previous slides connected with each of
these topics.
bus driver
dishwasher washing machine postman
Income tax
credit card
babysitter
cash machine frying pan
T-shirt sunglasses
traffic jam
traffic lights
ROADS/TRANSPORT
ROADS/TRANSPORT
earrings
bus stop
4. 10.2 Complete each sentence with a suitable compound noun from the
previous slides.
1 We booked our holiday through a __________
travel agent
2 I'm sorry I'm late. There was a terrible
__________ on the motorway.
traffic jam
3 Humphrey Bogart was a famous ________ in
film star
the 1940s and 50s.
4 The __________ were red but he still didn't
traffic lights
stop.
5 When I got to the dentist, I had to sit in the
__________ for 40 minutes.
waiting room
6 Mary wanted to go out, but she couldn't find a
__________ for the children.
babysitter
5. sunglasses
7 When I'm driving I always wear __________ if
it's very bright and sunny.
income tax
8 Most people have to pay __________ on their
salary; the more you earn, the more you pay.
9 I washed my hair; then I discovered that the
hair dryer
__________ wasn't working.
10 We waited at the __________ for 20 minutes,
bus stop
then three arrived at the same time.
11 My brother loves science fiction, but I never
__________
read stuff like that about the future.
12 Your jeans were dirty so I put them in the
_______________ with mine.
washing machine
6. 10.3 Take one word (the first part or the second part) from each compound and
create a new compound.
Examples brother-in-law mother-in-law
postbox post office
• Living room, waiting room,
1 dining room bedroom, bathroom, classroom.
2 film star • Pop star, rock star, film actor, film
director.
3 credit card • Birthday card, postcard, Christmas
card, phone card.
4 toothpaste • Toothbrush, toothpaste, toothpick.
• Traffic jam, traffic warden, street
5 traffic lights lights.
• Sunshine, suntan, sunshade,
6 sunglasses sunburn.
• Haircut, hairdresser, hairstyle,
7 hair dryer tumble dryer.
8 boyfriend • Girlfriend, pen friend, school friend
