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Exercises

Find compound nouns on the opposite page connected with each of these topics.

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11.2 Complete these sentences with suitable compound nouns, then see if you can find them on
the opposite page.
1 I’m late because there was a terrible «0.00.00... in the centre of town.
2 Humphrey Bogart was a famous ...................0...... in the forties and fifties.
3 OMY oe didn’t ring this morning and I didn’t wake up until 9.30.
4 When I got to the surgery, I had to sit in the 0.0.0... for forty minutes before I
could see the dentist.
5 Mary really wanted to see the film but she couldn’t find a .............00.0..0... for the
children, so she had to stay at home.
6 When I’m driving I always wear .......0...0.0.0000 if it’s very bright and sunny.
7 You have to pay .......0..0ccccceee on your salary in Britain; the amount depends on how
much you earn.
8 Ioften have the same problem: I park the car next to ao... , and then I
discover that I don’t have the right money.
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9 In some countries you have to have a ou... box in your car for minor injuries
and illnesses.
10 My brother loves .........0.....0000000... , but I prefer true stories about the present or the past.

Take one word (the first part or the second part) from each compound and create a new
compound. Use a dictionary to help you if necessary.
Examples: brother-in-law ...mother-inclaw.......
table tennis table. leg. re
dining room eee traffic lights oe
film star ceeccceeeees sunglasses ce ceccceecccetteeetees
credit card oo cceeecceee post office cece
toothpaste cece hairdryer cece
Now mark the main stress on each of the compound nouns you have created.

Try creating your own compound nouns. Choose two or three common words and then try
to form compound nouns from them. When you have two or three possibilities, check in a
dictionary to see if your words exist. Start with these.
veeceeeees book or book ..........

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