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Compound Nouns Building
Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

WORD BUILDING (3)

A) Fill the space in each sentence by completing the unfinished words:

01. When they went out, they left the baby with a BABY- .

02. He was sent home from school because of his punk HAIR .

03. He put the bottles of milk outside on the DOOR .

04. The houses all collapsed when there was a severe EARTH .

05. The fire was soon brought under control when a FIRE arrived.

06. She lost marks in the test because the teacher couldn't understand her HAND .

07. Large supermarkets have been putting small SHOP out of business.

08. I sold my SECOND- car and bought a new one.

09. I woke up after having a dreadful NIGHT .

10. It was raining hard, but luckily my jacket was WATER .

11. At the end of the wedding, the bride was kissed by the BRIDE .

12. Suddenly I heard FOOT coming along the corridor.

13. Susan's niece was baptized and guess what... Susan was chosen to be her GOD .

14. I wish I could type the letter for you but I don't have a TYPE .

15. I need to buy a hammer and some nails. Is there a HARD store near here?

16. I had this dress made by a DRESS my mother knows.

17. "Old Faithful" is a geiser that shoots water with such CLOCK regularity that you can even set your watch by it.

18. Look at those houses. They're so quaint. And that PEBBLE street must be very old too.

19. Students should carry their books in a BACK . It's easier that way.

20. The view from the top of the World Trade Center is really BREATH .


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