Welcome to our Compound Nouns Exercises. Let’s learn how they are made by combining two or more words (typically nouns) to create one new word such as wise men, gingerbread and gift-giving. It is important to learn how to use them properly at this expanding stage of English where there is more focus on academic tasks and language functions.
Compound nouns are made by combining two or more words (typically nouns) to create one new word such as wise men, gingerbread and gift-giving.
Here are some more examples:
One word: snowball, snowman, cupcake, fireplace, candlelight
Two words: Christmas Tree, Christmas Carol, Christmas Time
Words with hyphens: gift-wrapped, gift-giving
- Air Travel Exercises
- Animals and Pets
- British and American English
- Chinese New Year
- Christmas
- Clothing
- Computer Exercises
- Easter (A2 – B1 Levels)
- Education
- Entertainment
- Environment
- Environmental Issues
- Finance Exercises
- Food and Drink
- Leisure and Hobbies
- Money Exercises
- Phoning and Texting Exercises
- Places and Buildings
- Relationships
- Transport and Travel
- Work and Jobs
- Email – School Holidays
- Letter – Most Important Time
- Email – Borrowing
- Email – Visiting a relative
- Email – Subject Choices
- Short Story – In Free Fall
- Email – Summer School
- Article – The Countryside
- Short Story – Art Competition
- Email – about University
- Short Story – Computer Problems
- Speech – Course Introduction
- Article – Being Famous
- Report – Eating out in Berlin
- Blog Post – A New Life in Japan
- Short Story – Talent Contest
- Article – Schools for Boys and Girls
- Email – Party Invitation
- Email – Holiday Plans
- Email – Computer Games
- Article – Work of Art
- Email – Barbecue Invitation
- Email – New School
- Email – Saving Energy
- Movie Review – Ted
- Book Review – The Call
- News Report – Bank Robbery
- Email – Holiday in Thailand
- Article – The Cardboard Bike
- Report – Features of Glaciers
- Short Story – The Angel
- Email – Favourite Film
- Air Travel Crossword
- Computer Crossword
- Crime Crossword
- Entertainment Crossword
- Financial Language Crossword
- Food Crossword
- Health Crossword
- Home Crossword
- Language Crossword
- Leisure Crossword
- Money Crossword
- Natural World Crossword
- Places Crossword
- Shopping Crossword
- Sports Crossword
- Technology Crossword
- Texting Crossword
- Time Crossword
- Transport Crossword
- Travel Crossword
- Work and Jobs Crossword
- Adjectives with -ing Word Search
- Art Word Search
- Bonfire Night Word Search
- Buildings Word Search
- Classical Music Word Search
- Countryside Word Search
- Drama Word Search
- Education Word Search
- Entertainment Word Search
- Fast Food Word Search
- Feelings Word Search
- Food and Drink Word Search
- Football Word Search
- Gambling Word Search
- Haunted House Word Search
- Health Word Search
- Home Word Search
- Internet Word Search
- Language Word Search
- Leisure Word Search
- Natural World Word Search
- Shopping Word Search
- Sports Facilities Word Search
- Sports Word Search
- Sushi Word Search
- Technology Word Search
- Time Word Search
- Town and City Word Search
- Travel Word Search
- Weather Word Search
- Work Word Search
- Clothes Word Puzzle
- Color Word Puzzle
- Communication Word Puzzle
- Easter Word Puzzle
- Education Word Puzzle
- Entertainment Word Puzzle
- Environment Word Puzzle
- Food Word Puzzle
- Health Word Puzzle
- Hobbies Word Puzzle
- Language Word Puzzle
- Medicine Word Puzzle
- Natural World Word Puzzle
- Technology Word Puzzle
- Time Word Puzzle
- Weather Word Puzzle
Cambridge English exams are designed for learners at all levels from the Elementary level Cambridge English: Key (KET) to the very advanced level Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE). These exams give candidates proof of their ability to use English in a wide variety of contexts, relevant to work, study and leisure activities.