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Compound Nouns —
Meaning and Modifiers.

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Question 1

Sort each compound noun by whether it names transport or a place.

Question 2

Sort the phrases into names for types of containers and descriptions of their contents.

Question 3

Look only at the first word: sort these compounds by whether their noun modifier is singular or plural.

Question 4

Sort these compound nouns by whether their first part is a noun or an adjective.

Question 5

Sort the phrases by whether the number and unit describe a following noun or give a duration or age after a verb.

Question 6

Sort these family compounds by whether they name one person or more than one person.

Practice Compound Nouns — Meaning and Modifiers with this interactive word-sorting exercise of 6 questions. Tap each word into the column it belongs in, then submit to check your answers and get detailed feedback on every set.

Practicing grammar in real sentences — rather than memorising rules in isolation — is one of the most effective ways to make a structure stick. You can retry as many times as you like to build accuracy and confidence using Compound Nouns — Meaning and Modifiers in everyday English.

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