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Lessons 5-8: Grammar B INTERESTS

Compound nouns

A compound noun is a noun made up of two or more words. It acts as a single word.
skate + board -+ Is this your skateboard?
swimming + pool -+ Where's the swimming pool?
rock+ climbing -+ My favorite sport is rock climbing.
A compound noun can be made up of nouns, verbs, adjectives, and prepositions.

haircut-+ noun+ verb
toothpaste-+ noun+ noun
blackboard -+ adjective + noun
skateboard -+ verb+ noun
mother-in-law -+ noun + preposition + noun
swimming pool -+ verb+ noun
A compound noun can be
- open (space between words): tennis shoes, rock climbing
- hyphenated (hyphen between words): grown-ups, 18-year-olds
- closed (no space between words): breakfast, snowboarding

Part 1

Check the compound nouns in the sentences. (Use a dictionary to help you.)
1. Does the ___ big hotel have a ./ swimming pool?

2. It's a ___ long drive to the ___ skateboard park.
3. I have my new boots, so let's go ___ rock climbing today.
4. Robbie and his brother-in-law went swimming today.
5. We went ___ skateboarding ___ last week.

Part2

Complete the sentences with the correct form of a compound noun. (Use a dictionary to help you.)
l. A: Do you want to climb on the rocks today? B: No, I don't like rock climbing

2. A board for riding the surf is a
3. If you jump with a bungee, you are
4. When you dive from the sky, you are
5. A: Do you like to ride a bike in the mountains? B: No, I don't like

6. A: Do you want to ride on a raft down the river? B: Yes, I really enjoy
7. A: What shoes do you wear when you play tennis? B: I wear