III. Grammar. Nouns: compound nouns Some nouns consist of more than one word. These are compound nouns. Compound nouns can be formed in different ways. The most common way is to put two nouns together (noun + noun); other common types are adjective + noun and verb + noun.

1. noun + noun

car park, Iceland, shopkeeper, website

2. adjective + noun

Blackberry, grandstand, greenhouse, small talk

3. verb + noun

Breakwater, fall-guy, go-kart, runway.

Match a word from column A with a word from column B to make compound nouns.

A B

1. pass a) fly
2. air b) cut
3. friend c) book
4. sun d) cake
5. birth e) port
6. butter f) word
7. bed g) ship
8. hair h) rise
9. note i) day
10. pan j) room

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