This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Nouns > Compound Nouns – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Compound Nouns Quiz 17 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the error:My cousin has two brother-in-laws who live in Texas. A) Live. B) Texas. C) Brother-in-laws. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brother-in-laws. 2. Adjective + noun compounds, primary stress is placed on? A) The second noun. B) The adjective. C) The first noun. D) The first syllable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The adjective. 3. Which compound noun can you form with ALARM? A) Opener. B) Brush. C) Clock. D) Measure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clock. 4. At ..... , the owls like to fly around. A) Nightfall. B) Toothbrush. C) Rainbow. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nightfall. 5. Let's go to the new ..... near the airport-there are over 300 stores there! A) Art gallery. B) Nightlife. C) Shopping mall. D) Downtown. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shopping mall. 6. She bought two ..... A) Tool boxes. B) Tools box. C) Tool boxes/tools box. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tool boxes. 7. Complete the sentence:My dad loves to read about the lives of famous ..... A) Attorney generals. B) Attorney's general. C) Attorneys general. D) Attorneys generals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Attorneys general. 8. We went out for ..... dinner last night ..... restaurant we went to was excellent. A) The-the. B) X-the. C) X-a. D) The-a. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) X-the. 9. Which finishes this word, war ..... A) Light. B) Point. C) Head. D) Field. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Head. 10. Which term refers to the feeling of pleasure derived from another person's misfortune? A) Wanderlust. B) Schadenfreude. C) Torschlusspanik. D) Fernweh/Heimweh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Schadenfreude. 11. The Queen Elisabeth II lives in ..... A) Buckingham Palace. B) The Palace Buckingham. C) Buckingham of Palace. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buckingham Palace. 12. What does the German word "Die Warteschlange" translate to in English? A) The garden. B) The waiting line. C) The library. D) The restaurant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The waiting line. 13. When you turn 18, you can get your ..... A) Diving licence. B) Traffic lights. C) Speed limit. D) Motorway. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diving licence. 14. The ..... has colourful designs on its wings. A) Housefly. B) Buttercup. C) Butterfly. D) Housewife. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Butterfly. 15. An outdoor flame is ..... A) Overhead. B) Overdo. C) Newborn. D) Campfire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Campfire. 16. Choose the best compound noun to complete the sentence:'The ..... were full of books.' A) Bookshelf. B) Book-shelfs. C) Book shelf. D) Bookshelves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bookshelves. 17. I got soaked in yesterday's heavy rain. It was a real ..... A) DOWNPOUR. B) DOWNFALL. C) BREAKUP. D) OUTLOOK. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DOWNPOUR. 18. In the garden, I see a tall ..... A) Pancake. B) Sunflower. C) Blueberry. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sunflower. 19. Have your parents ever complained about your ..... ? A) Hairstyle. B) Household. C) Junkfood. D) Footsteps. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hairstyle. 20. I bought a large ..... for my pet to swim in. A) Blindfold. B) Fishbowl. C) Railroad. D) Loudspeaker. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fishbowl. 21. Where is the (device that controls the TV remotely)? A) Control remote. B) Remote control. C) Device remote. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Remote control. 22. Wood + cutter = ..... A) Woodcutter. B) Woodcuter. C) Wodciuter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Woodcutter. 23. Which of the following is NOT a compound noun? A) Water balloons. B) Bookmarks. C) Mother-in-law. D) Sharkbag. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sharkbag. 24. Complete the compound noun:book A) Coat. B) Market. C) Print. D) Store. E) Stick. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Store. 25. At the airport, passengers can leave luggage at the ..... and go straight through to security. A) Check-in desk. B) Bag drop. C) Departure lounge. D) Security check. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bag drop. 26. The word 'toothbrush' is a compound noun. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 27. Department store A) Window-shopping outside. B) A very large building or buildings. C) A large shop divided into several different parts, each of which sells different things. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A large shop divided into several different parts, each of which sells different things. 28. I'm sorry. I ..... to have asked your permission to go. A) May. B) Should. C) Must. D) Ought. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ought. 29. A plural noun that is NOT made by adding 's' or 'es'. A) Possessive noun. B) Collective noun. C) Singular noun. D) Irregular plural noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irregular plural noun. 30. If we get caught in that traffic ..... up there, we'll never get to the shops. A) Light. B) Jam. C) Centre. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jam. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGrammar QuizzesCompound Nouns Quiz 1Compound Nouns Quiz 2Compound Nouns Quiz 3Compound Nouns Quiz 4Compound Nouns Quiz 5Compound Nouns Quiz 6Compound Nouns Quiz 7Compound Nouns Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books