Compound Nouns online exercise for A2 - Free Printable

Let's solve this Compound Nouns worksheet step by step. The goal is to use the given words to form compound nouns that match the definitions provided.

Given Words:

work, moon, fish, overs, house, power, lid, time, dog, road, bag, boat, snake, break, washer, ball, paper

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Now, let’s go through each clue and find the correct compound noun:

1. news ______ – A document we can read for the daily news
→ news paper (from "paper")
✔ newspaper

2. dish ______ – A machine for washing dishes
→ dish washer (from "washer")
✔ dishwasher

3. heart ______ – Intense and overwhelming sorrow, grief
→ heart break (from "break")
✔ heartbreak

4. home ______ – Schoolwork done out of lessons especially at home
→ home work (from "work")
✔ homework

5. honey ______ – A holiday or trip taken by a newly married couple
→ honey moon (from "moon")
✔ honeymoon

6. horse ______ – The power exerted by a horse in pulling
→ horse power (from "power")
✔ horsepower

7. jelly ______ – A fish having a gelatinous umbrella-shaped body with trailing tentacles
→ jelly fish (from "fish")
✔ jellyfish

8. left ______ – Food remaining from a previous meal
→ left overs (from "overs")
✔ leftovers

9. light ______ – A tall structure topped by a powerful light
→ light house (from "house")
✔ lighthouse

10. eye ______ – The fold of skin over the eye
→ eye lid (from "lid")
✔ eyelid

11. bed ______ – The time at which one goes to bed
→ bed time (from "time")
✔ bedtime

12. bull ______ – An animal with a stocky body
→ bull dog (from "dog")
✔ bulldog

13. soft ______ – A variation of baseball
→ soft ball (from "ball")
✔ softball

14. cross ______ – A road that intersects another road
→ cross road (from "road")
✔ crossroad

15. hand ______ – A woman’s purse
→ hand bag (from "bag")
✔ handbag

16. Tug ______ – A vehicle designed for towing or pushing larger vessels
→ tug boat (from "boat")
✔ tugboat

17. rattle ______ – A venomous animal
→ rattle snake (from "snake")
✔ rattlesnake

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Final Answers:

1. newspaper
2. dishwasher
3. heartbreak
4. homework
5. honeymoon
6. horsepower
7. jellyfish
8. leftovers
9. lighthouse
10. eyelid
11. bedtime
12. bulldog
13. softball
14. crossroad
15. handbag
16. tugboat
17. rattlesnake

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Explanation:

- A compound noun is formed by combining two or more words to create a new meaning.
- In this exercise, we used the first word (e.g., *news*, *dish*, *heart*) and combined it with one of the provided words to make a meaningful compound noun matching the definition.
- All answers are common English compound nouns, often written as one word, hyphenated, or two separate words depending on usage.

✔ All answers are correct and match the clues perfectly!