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© Chris Snuggs10 May, 2012

Self-testing Practice – Compound Nouns (30 items)

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Many expressions comprise two nouns which together make a third, such as:

a postman

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Some of these are so familiar, that they are now complete words in their own right, such as:

a watchtoweror of course postman

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Others are half-way through this process, and so are hyphenated, such as:

a life-form

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Still others are only just starting this process, and so remain separate, such as:

car parts

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YES, it IS difficult to know when to hyphenate, even for native-speakers. You sometimes have to GUESS, but

even if it‘s “wrong”, don‘t worry too much about it, there are worse mistakes to make ……

Have a go at the following ….

See reference information about hyphenation in English HERE!

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a filter for making coffee

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a coffee filter

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a ball for kicking with the feet

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a football

(just so that you get at least ONE right ……..)

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a loan you get from the bank …….

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a bank loan

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a test you have for your eyes

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an eye test

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someone who takes care of your building

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a caretaker

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a story about love

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a love story

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a period of hot weather when the heat comes in waves

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a heatwave

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someone in the fashion business who designs dresses

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a dress designer

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the leader of the team

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the team leader

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dependency on benefits

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benefit dependency

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the programming of computers

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computer programming

a lightning-conductor

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a strip of metal used to conduct lightning to the ground from the top of a building such as a church

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a lightning conductor

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a lightning-conductor

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a computer designed to be used on the top of a desk

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a desktop computer

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a lightning-conductor

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a game you play on a board, “Snakes and Ladders” for example

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a board game

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a lightning-conductor

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someone who designs boards with electrical circuits

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a circuit-board designer

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a lightning-conductor

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a board used as a base for ironing

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an ironing-board

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a lightning-conductor

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a board used for putting notices on

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a noticeboard

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a lightning-conductor

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a ladder with steps

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a stepladder

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a lightning-conductor

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a device for driving screws into a material

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a screwdriver

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a lightning-conductor

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a craftsman who lays bricks to make walls

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a bricklayer

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a lightning-conductor

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a craftsman who fits carpets

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a carpet fitter

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I prefer

carpet-fitter …..

a lightning-conductor

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a drill used to hammer holes in concrete and stone

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a hammer drill

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a lightning-conductor

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a shade for a lamp

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a lampshade

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a lightning-conductor

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a gnome that people buy for their gardens

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a garden gnome

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a lightning-conductor

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a shade for a lamp

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a waterbed

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This collocation is now so familiar that it is usually spelled “waterbed“ these days.

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