This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Nouns > Collective And Compound Nouns – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Collective And Compound Nouns Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the correct compound noun for a person who writes books: A) Novelist. B) Publisher. C) Writer. D) Author. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Author. 2. Identify the form of these Compound Nouns:haircut A) Open or spaced. B) Closed or solid. C) Hyphenated. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Closed or solid. 3. Compound noun:I wake up daily before the sunrise. A) None. B) Before. C) Sunrise. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sunrise. 4. The result of settling something is a A) Settlement. B) Enjoyment. C) Kindness. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Settlement. 5. Identify the Compound Noun in the following sentence:Is this the bus stop for the number 12 bus? A) 12 bus. B) Bus number. C) Bus stop. D) Number. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bus stop. 6. A number of sheep is a ..... A) Herd. B) Pack. C) Flock. D) School. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flock. 7. A number of flies or other insects is a ..... A) Herd. B) Flock. C) Swarm. D) Bunch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Swarm. 8. What is the collective noun?I bought a cluster of grapes worth 45 baht from Big C. A) Cluster. B) Grapes. C) Big C. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cluster. 9. A group of elephants is a ..... A) Pack. B) Herd. C) Swarm. D) Pride. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Herd. 10. A ..... of bees foraged for nectar. A) Flock. B) Clan. C) Team. D) Hive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hive. 11. Choose the correct collective noun for a group of birds: A) Herd. B) Swarm. C) School. D) Flock. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flock. 12. Which of the following is a compound noun? A) Bookshelf. B) Lamp. C) Chair. D) Table. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bookshelf. 13. The ability to use again. A) Manageable. B) Reusable. C) Valuable. D) Washable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reusable. 14. Compound noun:The backyard was full of green trees. A) None. B) Backyard. C) Trees. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trees. 15. Identify the compound nouns that are spelled correctly. A) Pillowcas. B) Basketboll. C) Keywhole. D) Witchcraft. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Witchcraft. 16. These are letters added after a word to form new words. A) Root words. B) Suffixes. C) Prefixes. D) Affixes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suffixes. 17. The messages were carried by a ..... of pigeons. A) Herd. B) Litter. C) Brood. D) Flock. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flock. 18. Choose the correct compound noun for a vehicle that travels on water: A) Boat. B) Car. C) Train. D) Plane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boat. 19. What is a compound noun? A) A compound noun is a noun that is made up of three or more words. B) A compound noun is a noun that is made up of two or more words that are spelled the same but have different meanings. C) A compound noun is a noun that is made up of two or more words that have opposite meanings. D) A compound noun is a noun that is made up of two or more words that work together as a single unit to name a person, place, thing, or idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A compound noun is a noun that is made up of two or more words that work together as a single unit to name a person, place, thing, or idea. 20. Identify the Compound Noun in the following sentence:Put the clothes in the red washing machine. A) Red clothes. B) Red washing. C) Washing machine. D) The clothes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Washing machine. 21. Identify the Compound Noun in the following sentence:I can't install this software on my PC. A) Install PC. B) Software. C) Install soft. D) Install this. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Software. 22. What is the collective noun in the sentence?The staff at Walmart are always very helpful when you need to find an item. A) Helpful. B) Item. C) Staff. D) Walmart. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Staff. 23. A large number of people is a ..... A) Army. B) Class. C) School. D) Crowd. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crowd. 24. The deer was chased by a ..... of wolves. A) Herd. B) Sloth. C) Pack. D) Pride. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pack. 25. What is the collective noun in the sentence?The pod of whales was a beautiful sight to behold. A) Pod. B) Whales. C) Sight. D) Behold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pod. 26. Choose the correct noun for the collective noun. A) A choir of singers. B) A choir of actors. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A choir of singers. 27. What is the collective noun?A group of five businessmen entered the izakaya restaurant. A) Group. B) Restaurant. C) Businessmen. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Businessmen. 28. If something is able to break, it is ..... A) Washable. B) Breakable. C) Loveable. D) Predictable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Breakable. 29. Which is the abstract noun? Jose needed courage to play basketball with the pro. A) Courage. B) Pro. C) Play. D) Basketball. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Courage. 30. Compound noun:Will you be going to the football this Saturday? A) None. B) Football. C) Saturday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Football. 31. What word means full of care? A) Careable. B) Careness. C) Careful. D) Careless. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Careful. 32. Able to be punished. A) Valuable. B) Mixable. C) Forgettable. D) Punishable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Punishable. 33. The ability to have knowledge is ..... A) Workable. B) Washable. C) Comfortable. D) Knowledgeable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Knowledgeable. 34. What is the collective noun?Emmanuel looks after his flock of sheep. A) Emmanuel. B) Flock. C) Sheep. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flock. 35. What does the word homeless mean? A) Without a home. B) Full of homes. C) The most homes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Without a home. 36. Collective noun:All of the geese were following the herd of elephants. A) Geese. B) Herd. C) Elephants. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Herd. 37. THE ..... OF ANTARCTICA IS INCREDIBLE. A) SICKNESS. B) COLDNESS. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) COLDNESS. 38. Identify the form of these Compound Nouns:swimming pool A) Hyphenated. B) Closed or solid. C) Open or spaced. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Open or spaced. 39. If something can be believed. It is ..... A) Noticeable. B) Loveable. C) Believable. D) Receivable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Believable. 40. Which is the abstract noun? Matt felt joy when he saw his prom date. A) Moises. B) Joy. C) Date. D) Felt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joy. 41. How will the ..... end this tale A) Playwright. B) Folktale. C) Cast. D) Pack. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Playwright. 42. What is the collective noun?The house smells amazing because of the new batch of cookies I just baked. A) Batch. B) Cookies. C) Amazing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Batch. 43. The conference was attended by a ..... of librarians. A) Galaxy. B) Stack. C) Herd. D) Cast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stack. 44. Collective noun:The team had to run laps because they were late to practice. A) Laps. B) Team. C) None. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Team. 45. THE OPPOSITE OF BEAUTY IS ..... A) UGLINESS. B) DARKNESS. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) UGLINESS. 46. Choose the correct collective noun for a group of lions: A) Herd. B) Flock. C) Pride. D) Swarm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pride. 47. What is the collective noun?The sports committee will decide the winner for today's game. A) Game. B) Today. C) Committee. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Committee. 48. I had a ..... tea with my breakfast. A) Bottle. B) Cup. C) Glass. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cup. 49. Choose the correct compound noun for a place where books are kept: A) Bookhouse. B) Bookroom. C) Library. D) Bookstore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Library. 50. A group of lions is a ..... A) Flock. B) Herd. C) Pride. D) Swarm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pride. 51. What is the compound noun?Bill's mother-in-law will travel to Osaka for the holidays. A) Osaka. B) Bill's. C) Mother-in-law. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mother-in-law. 52. What is the collective noun in the sentence?I'm excited to go to Disney World with my family for spring break! A) With. B) Spring break. C) Family. D) Disney World. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Family. 53. The party was organized by a ..... of girls at college. A) Hack. B) Stack. C) Choir. D) Bevy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bevy. 54. Choose the correct collective noun for a group of fish: A) Pack. B) Flock. C) Herd. D) School. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) School. 55. What is the compound noun?Have you tried sending a package through the post office? A) Package. B) Post office. C) Office. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Post office. 56. An ..... of soldiers marched to the camp. A) Army. B) Crew. C) Posse. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Army. 57. What is the collective noun in the sentence?The crowd went wild when Drake came out on the stage! A) Drake. B) Stage. C) Wild. D) Crowd. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crowd. 58. What is the compound noun?Gabby wants to buy Lego for her birthday. A) Lego. B) Birthday. C) Her. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Birthday. 59. What does the word hopeful mean? A) Without hope. B) Full of hope. C) A person with hope. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Full of hope. 60. The decision was taken by a ..... judges. A) Stack. B) Sentence. C) Choir. D) Hack. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sentence. Next →Related QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGrammar QuizzesCollective And Compound Nouns Quiz 2Abstract Noun Formation QuizAbstract Nouns QuizCollective Noun QuizCollective Nouns Plural QuizCollective Nouns Singular QuizCollective Nouns QuizCommon And Proper Nouns Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books