Compound nouns & adjectives

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Compound nouns & adjectives

Compound nouns

Nouns formed from two words

• noun + noun (bathroom, safety barrier)
• -ing form + noun (dining room, recording studio)
• adjective + noun (wet room, whiteboard)

Written as: one word (whiteboard), two words (safety barrier) or with a hyphen (make-up).

Match the compound nouns

Boxing...

1. ring
2. rink
3. studio

Basketball...

1. room
2. course
3. court

Bowling...

1. rink
2. alley
3. studio

Tennis...

1. pitch
2. court
3. track

Compound adjectives

Adjectives formed from two words

well-known, half-eaten, record-breaking, wind-powered

Are usually written with a hyphen.

They sometimes have more than two words: state-of-the-art, top-of-the-line

Match the compound adjective with a noun

400-metre...

1. basketball court
2. athletics track
3. swimming pool

eighteen-hole...

1. dance studio
2. ice rink
3. golf course

soundproof...

1. dance studio
2. climbing wall
3. weights room

well-equipped...

1. bowling alley
2. dance studio
3. weights room