The document provides instructions for identifying and writing compound words. It includes examples of sentences with compound words underlined and tasks involving identifying, writing, matching and choosing compound words. The tasks cover topics such as combining words to form compound words, identifying correctly written compound words, choosing the appropriate compound word to complete a sentence, and matching words to form compound words.

1. COMPOUND
WORDS

2. Underline the
compound word
in each
sentence.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. ___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.

7. ___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.

8. Combine the words
below to form 10
compound words.
Match those words
with the definitions
below.

9. high day pay way
tooth drug ache nut
yard dough store table
cloth sales back lady
bus cook stop book

10. 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
_______

11. 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 ____.

12. Write the correct
compound word
for the following:

13. 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 _________

14. 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
________

15. Which compound
word is written
correctly?
Put a (/) in the
blank before its
number.

16. _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

17. Choose the
correct answer.
Encircle the
letter only.

18. Which is NOT the correct plural form
of the word?
1. a. bedrooms c. rainfalls
b. bystanders d. water tanks

19. 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

20. 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

21. 6. Which compound noun should be
written as one word?
a. drive in c. dry cleaning
b. green house d. stand inn

22. 7. Which compound noun should
be hyphenated?
a. cut-back c. over-throw
b. mix-up d. feed-back

23. 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

24. 10. The salesclerk showed us
their products in their
display_____.
a. room c. office
b. house d. work

25. 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.

26. 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 ________

27. Choose the correct
compound word to
complete the
sentence. Encircle
the letter of the
correct answer.

28. 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

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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

32. 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