This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Nouns > Compound Nouns – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Compound Nouns Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Pop, rock, movie ..... A) Head. B) Ticket. C) Star. D) Coffee. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Star. 2. Sudden star of war, disease, violence, etc. A) Outbreak. B) Outset. C) Crackdown. D) Drawback. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Outbreak. 3. The teacher uses a duster to clean the ..... A) Blackboard. B) Basketball. C) Billboards. D) Breakfast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blackboard. 4. A short stay somewhere between two parts of a journey:stop ..... A) In. B) Back. C) Over. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Over. 5. I'm going to the barber for a ..... A) Trim. B) New style. C) Hair cut. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hair cut. 6. Reduction in cost A) Reduction cost. B) Cost reduction. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cost reduction. 7. They're digging a new swimming ..... in the park. A) Suit. B) Pool. C) Game. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pool. 8. Let's make sure that we stay at a hotel with a ..... A) Pile-up. B) Touchdown. C) Full board. D) Swimming pool. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Swimming pool. 9. Puan Nisah received a ..... from her pupil. A) Rose flower. B) Sunflower. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sunflower. 10. Complete the compound noun:Snow A) Ground. B) Ball. C) Cream. D) House. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ball. 11. "Honey, i will be arriving late for dinner because i got stuck at the traffic ..... " A) System. B) Space. C) Jam. D) Stand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jam. 12. The husband of my daughtera) my husband-in-law b) my son-in-law A) My husband-in-law. B) My son-in-law. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My son-in-law. 13. Uncle Zul had fallen asleep in his ..... A) Haircut. B) Supermarket. C) Sandcastle. D) Armchair. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Armchair. 14. Comments about how well or badly someone is doing something, intended to help them to do it better A) Cutback. B) Drawback. C) Crackdown. D) Feedback. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Feedback. 15. CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD TO COMPLETE THE COMPOUND NOUN.back A) Knife. B) Camera. C) Card. D) Pack. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pack. 16. Which option is the correct plural of 'mother-in-law'? A) Mothers-in-laws. B) Mothers-in-law. C) Mother-ins-law. D) Mother-in-laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mothers-in-law. 17. A path through the sky that planes regularly use A) AIRWAY. B) AIR SPACE. C) AIR TUBE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) AIRWAY. 18. Who delivers the mail to your house? A) A cowboy. B) A mailman. C) Deliverboy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A mailman. 19. Which of the following is the correct plural form of 'runner-up'? A) Runner-ups. B) Runners-ups. C) Runner's-up. D) Runners-up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Runners-up. 20. Complete the sentence:Several ..... attended the seminar on climate change. A) Attorney generals. B) Attorney generals. C) Attorneys generals. D) Attorneys general. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Attorneys general. 21. Something made in someone's home rather than in a factory A) HOUSEMADE. B) HOMEMAKER. C) HOMEMADE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) HOMEMADE. 22. Which plural is corretc? A) Sisters-in-law. B) Sister-in-laws. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sisters-in-law. 23. Complete the sentence:The ..... were filled with excitement. A) Schools bus. B) School bus. C) Schools buses. D) School buses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) School buses. 24. Choose the correct plural form of the compound noun:'Commander-in-chief'. A) Commanders-in-chief. B) Commander-in-chiefs. C) Commanders-in-chiefs. D) Commander-in-chief. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commanders-in-chief. 25. Match the words together to make a common compound noun:Ice A) Up. B) Cream. C) Cycle. D) House. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cream. 26. Which choice correctly pluralizes 'court-martial'? A) Court-martials. B) Courts-martial. C) Court's-martial. D) Courts-martials. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Courts-martial. 27. True or False:'Man-of-war' is pluralized to 'men-of-war'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. Beginning, start A) Outbreak. B) Outlook. C) Outset. D) Outcome. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Outset. 29. Complete the sentence:The ..... were filled with delicious treats. A) Basketfuls. B) Basketsfull. C) Baskets-ful. D) Basketful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Basketfuls. 30. The following compound nouns garden flowers, picture book and police officer are examples of? A) Closed. B) Spaced. C) Noun. D) Hyphenated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spaced. 31. Complete the sentence with the correct plural:The parents met with their children's ..... to discuss progress. A) Teachers in charge. B) Teachers-in-charge. C) Teacher-in-charges. D) Teacher-in-charge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Teachers in charge. 32. CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD TO COMPLETE THE COMPOUND NOUN.sleeping A) Bag. B) Book. C) Pen. D) Camera. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bag. 33. '' A building that provides ..... space" . This is the definition of a ..... garage. A) Street. B) Light. C) Parking. D) Green. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parking. 34. The full ..... looked enormous as it rose over the horizon. A) Moon. B) Sun. C) Sunset. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moon. 35. Complete the sentence:The ..... are beautiful in spring. A) Cherries blossom. B) Cherry's blossom. C) Cherries' blossoms. D) Cherry blossoms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cherry blossoms. 36. Complete the sentence:The ..... were well-prepared for the competition. A) Runneres-up. B) Runner's-up. C) Runner-ups. D) Runners-up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Runners-up. 37. When the story came out, I was ..... A) Like-minded. B) Heartbroken. C) Well-mannered. D) Cost-effective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heartbroken. 38. In the phrase 'runner-up', what is the correct plural form? A) Runners-ups. B) Runners-up. C) Runneres-up. D) Runner-ups. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Runners-up. 39. Complete the sentence:The two ..... were playing in the park. A) Children. B) Childs. C) Child's. D) Child. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Children. 40. Complete the sentence:During the meeting, the ..... discussed the new policy. A) Attorney generals. B) Attorneys generals. C) Attorneys general. D) Attorney general. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Attorneys general. 41. Choose the correct compound noun. "The teacher is writing the questions in the whiteboard." A) Questions in. B) Teacher. C) Whiteboard. D) Writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whiteboard. 42. Idea of what a situation will be like in the future A) Outcome. B) Outlook. C) Outset. D) Outbreak. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Outlook. 43. Choicetwente-ah eight A) Twenty oh nine. B) Twenty-nine. C) None of the above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Twenty oh nine. 44. After giving birth to her children, she seems to have a broader outlook on life.What does "outlook" mean? A) Viewpoint. B) Knowledge. C) Feeling. D) Mind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Viewpoint. 45. True or False:The plural of 'notebook' is 'notebooks'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 46. Complete the sentence:The ..... attended the conference. A) attorney generals B) attorneys general C) attorneys generals D) attorney general A) Attorney generals. B) Attorneys general. C) Attorney general. D) Attorneys generals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Attorneys general. 47. Complete the sentence:The ..... were invited to the meeting. A) Headsmasters. B) Heads of masters. C) Headmasters. D) Headmaster. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Headmasters. 48. Choose the correct plural form of the compound noun:'sister-in-law' A) Sisters-in-law. B) Sister-ins-law. C) Sister-in-laws. D) Sisters-in-laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sisters-in-law. 49. Identify the correct plural form of the compound noun:passer-by. A) Passer-bys. B) Passers-by. C) Passer-bies. D) Passers-bys. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Passers-by. 50. Complete the sentence:The ..... in the school play were very talented. A) Actor. B) Actor's. C) Actors'. D) Actors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Actors. 51. The motorway was blocked because there had been a ..... A) Swimming pool. B) Pile-up. C) Touchdown. D) Full board. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pile-up. 52. A popular time of the year for holidays:peak ..... A) Back. B) Season. C) Lag. D) Over. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Season. 53. Which of the following sentences uses 'brother-in-law' correctly in plural form? A) All the brother-in-laws were present. B) All the brothers-in-law were present. C) All the brothers-in-laws were present. D) All the brother-in-laws were presents. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All the brothers-in-law were present. 54. In which sentence is the compound noun pluralized correctly? A) The passersby were in a hurry. B) The passerbys were in a hurry. C) The passerbyes were in a hurry. D) The passerbys were in a hurry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The passersby were in a hurry. 55. Match the correct word to form a compound noun for:DUST A) SIDE. B) SIGHT. C) PATH. D) BIN. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) BIN. 56. Complete the sentence:The artists displayed their ..... at the gallery. A) Works-of-art. B) Work-of-art. C) Works of art. D) Work-of-arts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Works of art. 57. Complete the sentence:The ..... were all very colorful. A) mothers-in-law B) mother-in-laws C) mother-in-law D) mothers-in-laws A) Mother-in-law. B) Mothers-in-law. C) Mother-in-laws. D) Mothers-in-laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mothers-in-law. 58. Which word in the sentence is a compound noun?I ran to the grocery store to buy milk. A) Grocery. B) Grocery store. C) Milk. D) Store. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grocery store. 59. Complete the compound noun:Girl A) Ball. B) Friend. C) House. D) Ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Friend. 60. Reduction in something (e.g. reduction in the amount of money to spend A) Drawback. B) Feedback. C) Crackdown. D) Cutback. 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