A. Complete the sentences with compound nouns made from the underlined words.
1 I swim in this pool. It’s a …………………………… .
2 We play pool on this table. It’s a …………………………… .
3 This is the top part o f a table. It’s a …………………………… .
4 You can buy hats in this shop. It’s a …………………………… .
5 There are two assistants in the shop. They’re both …………………………… .
6 He is a manager who is the main manager’s assistant. He’s the …………………………… .
7 This is a small hill made by a mole. It’s a …………………………… .
8 I love walking in the hills. My hobby is …………………………… .
9 In this race, you have to walk fast. It’s a …………………………… .
10 This horse takes part in races. It’s a …………………………… .
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1 swimming pool 2 pool table 3 table top
4 hat shop 5 shop assistants 6 assistant manager
7 molehill 8 hill walking 9 walking race
10 race horse
B. Make compound nouns and adjectives from the underlined words. Be careful with plurals.
1 This shop sells toys. a …………………
2 This hotel has five stars. a ………………… hotel
3 We were on holiday for two weeks. a ………………… holiday
4 This hall is used for sports. a …………………
5 This is a place where cars park. a …………………
6 This person is an expert in art. an …………………
7 This person is manager of the sales department. a …………………
8 This man is 20 years old. a ………………… man
9 You wear these bands on your arms when you’re learning to swim. …………………
10 We’ll go there for two days. a ………………… visit
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1 toyshop 2 five-star 3 two-week 4 sports hall
5 car park 6 art expert 7 sales manager
8 20-year-old 9 arm bands 10 two-day
C. Match the sentence beginnings to the correct endings.
1 The film has a heart-
2 She sits next to a blond-
3 He only made a half-
4 You have to be very thick-
5 An octagon is an eight-
6 They’re a very well-
7 He’s rather shy and quietly-
8 They had a long-
9 We all sat down together and had a round-
10 I can’t believe he got angry. He’s normally so mild
a skinned if you want to be a politician.
b matched couple.
c spoken.
d hearted effort to help.
e table discussion.
f breaking story.
g mannered.
h sided shape.
i standing agreement to help each other.
j haired boy.
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1 f 2 j 3 d 4 a 5 h 6 b 7 c 8 i 9 e 10 g
D. Circle the correct option. Use a dictionary if necessary.
1 You shouldn’t wake someone up when they’re ……..walking.
a sleep b night c dream
2 It used to be an ……..day experience to go to the post office, but these days people do it much less often.
a each b every c all
3 I often sit and day…….. instead of concentrating on what people are saying,
a nap b sleep c dream
4 She told me she comes from a hard-…….. family, but they’re actually very well-off.
a up b off c away
5 After a half-hour workout in the gym, I always have a ……..-earned break.
a good b nicely c well
6 He’s such a know-…….. . He thinks he’s an expert on everything!
a it b all c everything
7 He did a lot of pains…….. research for this book, but it was worth the effort.
a giving b making c taking
8 Don’t pay any attention to her – there’s nothing wrong with her, she’s just …….. -acting.
a play b game c drama
9 We stopped at a drive-…….. restaurant on the way, but we didn’t go inside – we wanted to keep driving.
a by b away c through
10 She played her guitar in the street, and soon there was a large group of by-…….. watching her.
a watchers b standers c lookers
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1 a 2 b 3 c 4 a 5 c 6 b 7 c 8 a 9 c 10 b
E. Complete the sentences, using compound nouns made from the words in the box.
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air bee bottle clean climb design fabric freshen keep mountain open pencil play sharpen soften tennis time vacuum waste web |
1 I can’t write with this – it’s too blunt. Have you got a …………………… that I can borrow?
2 Phew – it smells terrible in here! Have we got any ……………………?
3 Mmm! My brother gave me this home-made honey – he’s an amateur …………………… .
4 Before turning the washing machine on, remember to add some …………………… as well as detergent.
5 My new multi-tool has got everything: a knife, scissors, a screwdriver, and even a ……………………!
6 I can’t believe how dirty your carpet is! Haven’t you got a ……………………?
7 My little brother loves the Internet and he’s very artistic, so he wants to be a …………………… .
8 My sister is a …………………… in her free time; last year she went on an expedition to Mount Everest, but unfortunately she didn’t get all the way to the top.
9 You seem to spend hours lying on the sofa and you never seem to do anything! I don’t understand how you can be such a ……………………!
10 Julie’s a really keen …………………… . Ever since she first picked up a racket when she was about five, it’s as if she’s always been holding one!
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1 pencil sharpener 2 air freshener 3 beekeeper
4 fabric softener 5 bottle-opener
6 vacuum cleaner 7 web designer
8 mountain climber 9 time waster
10 tennis player
F. Circle the correct option.
1 He works in a ………. . They make the screens for computers.
a screen computer factory
b factory screen computer
c computer screen factory
2 Eating too many sweets can give you really bad ………. .
a toothache
b teethache
c tooth-pain
3 His hobby is ………. .
a climbing mountain
b mountains climbing
c mountain climbing
4 They’ve got an ………. baby.
a eight-week-old
b eight weeks old
c eight-weeks-old
5 I used to love ice cream but I got fed with getting headaches!
a off b up c out
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1 c 2 a 3 c 4 a 5 b