English Online Lunch & Learn Compound Nouns

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3. Agenda
1. Welcome and warm up
2. Quick review – Parts of Speech
3. What is a compound noun?
4. 3 Types of compound nouns
5. Formation of compound nouns
6. Examples and Practice
7. Questions
8. Homework
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4. Warmup:
Identify the nouns, verbs and adjectives in the list
below:
white umbrella rains
snowfall tomatoes windy
candle laptop water Christmas
lamp friend friendly
party armchair drives loves
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PARTS OF SPEECH – A Quick Review
Noun – a person, place, thing or idea.
Adjective – words that describe a noun
Verb – words that describe an action, state or
occurrence, that tell what the subject is doing

6. WHAT
is a
Compound noun?
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7. A compound noun is:
a noun that:
~“is made up of two or more words,
~ that work as a single unit,
~ to name a person, place, thing, or idea.”
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8. A compound noun is made by:
~ combining 2 or more words
~ to create a new word,
~ that has a new meaning.
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The following words are all compound nouns:
softball handshake toothbrush
sunburn raincoat doorway
bookstore ice cream mother-in-law
breakfast post office bedroom
windshield birdhouse high school

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There are 3 types of compound nouns.
1. Closed compound nouns.
2. Open compound nouns.
3. Hyphenated compound nouns.

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Type 1. Closed compound nouns
Closed compound nouns are written as a single word, with no
spaces or hyphens between.
Examples:
softball fireplace windshield daytime

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Type 2. Open compound nouns
Open compound nouns are written as a two (or more)
words, with only a space between them.
Examples:
ice cream post office high school

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Type 3. Hyphenated compound nouns
Hyphenated compound nouns are two words joined together
with a hyphen –
Examples:
mother-in-law part-time self-esteem

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Different parts of speech are joined together to make
compound nouns.
There are 4 Forms.
1. Two Nouns
2. Adjective + Noun
3. Verb (ing) + Noun
4. Noun + Verb

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Different parts of speech are joined together to make
compound nouns:
1. Two Nouns:
• bus shelter
• school teacher
• apple tree

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Different parts of speech are joined together to make
compound nouns:
2. Adjective + Noun:
• blackboard
• greenhouse
• software

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Different parts of speech are joined together to make
compound nouns:
3. Verb (ing) + Noun:
• swimming pool
• boxing glove
• running shoes

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Different parts of speech are joined together to make
compound nouns:
4. Noun + Verb:
• haircut
• trainspotting
• stamp collecting

19. Pronunciation Note:
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In most cases we stress the first word in a compound
noun.
This helps to distinguish them between words that are
simply followed by adjectives but are not compound
nouns.
greenhouse hardhat

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In most cases we stress the first word in a compound
noun.
Examples:
Look at that beautiful, green house!
(not a compound noun)
I want to build a greenhouse for my plants.
(a compound noun)

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In most cases we stress the first word in a compound
noun.
Examples:
She wore a soft hat to the party.
(not a compound noun)
He wears a hardhat to work every day.
(a compound noun)

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In most cases we stress the first word in a compound
noun.
Examples:
My daughter lost her pink ball.
(not a compound noun)
I lost my golf ball on the course.
(a compound noun)

23. Review: Compound Nouns
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3 Types:
~ closed
~ open
~ hyphenated
4 Forms:
~ noun + noun ~ verb(ing) + noun
~ adjective + noun ~ noun + verb

24. Let’s Practice:
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Find the compound noun in each example.
What type and form is it?
1. The camp will build a new watchtower
next spring.

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Find the compound noun in each example.
What type and form is it?
1. The camp will build a new watchtower next spring.
compound noun: watchtower
type: closed
form: verb + noun

26. Let’s Practice:
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Find the compound noun in each example.
What type and form is it?
2. I’m so happy! I got my driving license.

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Find the compound noun in each example.
What type and form is it?
2. I’m so happy! I got my driving license.
compound noun: driving license
type: open
form: verb + noun

28. Let’s Practice:
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Find the compound noun in each example.
What type and form is it?
3. Don’t forget to buy a new car seat.

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Find the compound noun in each example.
What type and form is it?
3. Don’t forget to buy a new car seat.
compound noun: car seat
type: open
form: noun + noun

30. Let’s Practice:
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Find the compound noun in each example.
What type and form is it?
4. How much snowfall did we get last night?

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Find the compound noun in each example.
What type and form is it?
4. How much snowfall did we get last night?
compound noun: snowfall
type: closed
form: noun + verb

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Find the compound noun in each example.
What type and form is it?
5. You shouldn’t go cliff diving! It’s too dangerous!

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Find the compound noun in each example.
What type and form is it?
5. You shouldn’t go cliff diving! It’s too dangerous!
compound noun: cliff diving
type: open
form: noun + verb

34. Let’s Practice:
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Find the compound noun in each example.
What type and form is it?
6. Did you see that bluebird fly past us?

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Find the compound noun in each example.
What type and form is it?
6. Did you see that bluebird fly past us?
compound noun: bluebird
type: closed
form: adjective + noun

36. Let’s Practice:
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Find the compound noun in each example.
What type and form is it?
7. What color should I paint my bedroom?

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Find the compound noun in each example.
What type and form is it?
7. What color should I paint my bedroom?
compound noun: bedroom
type: closed
form: noun + noun

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Find the compound noun in each example.
What type and form is it?
8. Did you enjoy the cooking class?

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Find the compound noun in each example.
What type and form is it?
8. Did you enjoy the cooking class?
compound noun: cooking class
type: open
form: verb (ing) + noun

40. Let’s Practice:
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Find the compound noun in each example.
What type and form is it?
9. Marta prefers to work part-time.

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Find the compound noun in each example.
What type and form is it?
9. Marta prefers to work part-time.
compound noun: part-time
type: hyphenated
form: adjective + noun

42. Find the Compound Nouns
Find the 7 compound nouns in the paragraph, below.
It was the weekend, which was Frida’s favourite part of the week. She
woke up early and made breakfast. After she had done housework,
she went outdoors to take a long walk in the autumn sunshine. Frida
loved the Fall. It was her grandmother’s favorite time of year as well,
and she remembered this as she walked through the leaves that had
fallen in the backyard.
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43. Practice – Your Turn
Give me an example of a compound noun. What kind is it?
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44. Practice – Your Turn
Use the compound noun in a sentence.
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45. Questions?
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46. Your Homework is…
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1. Find an example of each type of compound noun:
closed
open
hyphenated
2. Use each word in a sentence.

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48. Sources:
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https://eslgrammar.org/compound-nouns/#Definition

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