This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Nouns > Compound Nouns – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Compound Nouns Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which finishes this word, counter ..... A) Block. B) Measure. C) Room. D) Point. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Measure. 2. Where is it? On the ..... street? A) Main. B) High. C) Park. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Main. 3. I'm looking for ..... job. Did Mary get ..... job she applied for? A) The-a. B) The-the. C) A-the. D) A-a. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A-the. 4. Ms. Anzaldo the math teacher loves cookies A) The Math Teacher. B) Cookies. C) Ms. Anzaldo. D) Math. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Math Teacher. 5. There are health spas and ..... offering jazz and Mexican food A) Colleges. B) Disco. C) Night clubs. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Night clubs. 6. What is the German term for "gums" ? A) Der Knochen. B) Das Haar. C) Das Zahnfleisch. D) Die Haut. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Das Zahnfleisch. 7. Use the compound noun 'basketball' in a sentence. A) Basketball is a popular sport in many countries. B) My favorite color is basketball. C) I enjoy playing basketball with my friends every weekend. D) I like to watch basketball games on TV. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I enjoy playing basketball with my friends every weekend. 8. "breakfast" is a compound noun made up of A) Noun+noun. B) Adjective+noun. C) Verb+noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verb+noun. 9. A bean-shaped candy with a soft, jelly-like center is called a ..... A) Jellybean. B) Blueberry. C) Scarecrow. D) Bathtub. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jellybean. 10. "Boarding time", "traffic jam" and "life jacket" are compound nouns. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 11. My mother baked ..... A) Butterfly. B) Buttercup. C) Firefly. D) Cupcakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cupcakes. 12. 5 Once we ..... , please remain seated until the plane has come to a complete stop. A) Pack a suitcase. B) Reach our destination. C) Contact a travel agency. D) Exchange currency. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reach our destination. 13. Which finishes this word, life ..... A) Boat. B) Block. C) Head. D) Light. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boat. 14. When your car is running out of petrol, you can refuel at the ..... A) Road signs. B) Petrol station. C) Traffic jam. D) Roundabout. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Petrol station. 15. Which sentence contains a compound noun? A) They are friends. B) I will read my book. C) She runs every day. D) He loves apple pie. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He loves apple pie. 16. There are two new ..... in our street. A) Shoe's shops. B) Shoes shops. C) Shoe shops. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shoe shops. 17. A bridge you walk across on foot is called a A) Foot's bridge. B) Bridge foot. C) Feet bridge. D) Foot bridge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Foot bridge. 18. Words with two or more words joined together, as in ..... A) Left-handed. B) Evergreen. C) School day. D) Fire station. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evergreen. 19. The ..... in cities is 50 kilometres an hour, but it should be 30 kilometres an hour. A) Steering wheel. B) Traffic jams. C) Speed limit. D) Petrol stations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speed limit. 20. Get off after two ..... A) Buses stop. B) Bus stops. C) Bus stops/buses stop. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bus stops. 21. What does the German term "Der Kummerspeck" refer to? A) A type of German pastry. B) Weight gained from emotional overeating. C) A traditional German dance. D) A famous German landmark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weight gained from emotional overeating. 22. Does this hotel allow early ..... ? A) Checks-in. B) Check-ins. C) Check-ins/checks-in. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Check-ins. 23. Please get a novel from the ..... for me. A) Blindfold. B) Bedspread. C) Bookcase. D) Desktop. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bookcase. 24. Complete the sentence:The ..... were busy organizing the school event. A) student council B) student councils C) students council D) students councils A) Student council. B) Student councils. C) Students council. D) Students councils. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Student councils. 25. Which finishes this word, Foot ..... A) Field. B) Room. C) Fire. D) Bridge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bridge. 26. Everyone was cooperative. A) ATTRIBUTIVE. B) PREDICATIVE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PREDICATIVE. 27. What words make up the compound word dragonfly? A) Dra, gone, and fly. B) Dragon and fly. C) Butter and fly. D) Drag, on, and fly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dragon and fly. 28. They have done a huge amount of research and are hoping for a ..... in the next few months. A) Drawback. B) Breakthrough. C) Outset. D) Crackdown. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Breakthrough. 29. ..... was a total success. A) The party of yesterday. B) Yesterday's party. C) Yesterday party. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yesterday's party. 30. What are the compound verbs?The deer stopped and stared. A) Stared and. B) Stopped and. C) The deer. D) Stopped and stared. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stopped and stared. 31. The elderly spend most of their time looking at the ..... A) Passer-bys. B) Passers-bys/passers-by. C) Passers-by. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Passers-by. 32. ..... are so important as they guide drivers. A) Traffic jams. B) Road signs. C) Roundabouts. D) Petrol stations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Road signs. 33. What do you call part of a road that only bicycles can use? A) Motorway. B) Bicycle Street. C) Cycle lane. D) Cyclists' way. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cycle lane. 34. What do you need to book if you want to play tennis with someone? A) Tennis field. B) Tennis circuit. C) Tennis court. D) Tennis circuit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tennis court. 35. A compound noun contains two or more words that join together to make a single noun. There are three kinds of compound nouns: A) One compound word (basketball). B) Hyphenated (over-the-counter). C) Two words (post office). D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 36. Would you like a window seat or an ..... ? A) Passport control. B) Middle seat. C) Aisle seat. D) Hand luggage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aisle seat. 37. Choose the sentence that uses the correct plural form of the compound noun. A) The attorney's generals met to discuss new laws. B) The attorney generals met to discuss new laws. C) The attorneys generals met to discuss new laws. D) The attorneys general met to discuss new laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The attorneys general met to discuss new laws. 38. I work ..... , but I live in the suburbs A) Center place. B) Department-store. C) Downtown. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Downtown. 39. Popcorn is a compound noun. A) YES. B) NO. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) YES. 40. Choose the compound noun A) Checkout. B) Radio. C) Whisper. D) Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Checkout. 41. Identify the error:My cousin has two brother-in-laws who live in Texas. A) Texas. B) Brother-in-laws. C) In. D) Live. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brother-in-laws. 42. Adjective + noun compounds, primary stress is placed on? A) The adjective. B) The first noun. C) The first syllable. D) The second noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The adjective. 43. Which compound noun can you form with ALARM? A) Clock. B) Brush. C) Measure. D) Opener. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clock. 44. At ..... , the owls like to fly around. A) Nightfall. B) Toothbrush. C) Rainbow. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nightfall. 45. 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. 46. 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. 47. Complete the sentence:My dad loves to read about the lives of famous ..... A) Attorney generals. B) Attorneys generals. C) Attorneys general. D) Attorney's general. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Attorneys general. 48. We went out for ..... dinner last night ..... restaurant we went to was excellent. A) X-a. B) X-the. C) The-the. D) The-a. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) X-the. 49. Which finishes this word, war ..... A) Field. B) Light. C) Head. D) Point. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Head. 50. 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. 51. 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. 52. What does the German word "Die Warteschlange" translate to in English? A) The waiting line. B) The restaurant. C) The library. D) The garden. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The waiting line. 53. When you turn 18, you can get your ..... A) Traffic lights. B) Diving licence. C) Motorway. D) Speed limit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diving licence. 54. The ..... has colourful designs on its wings. A) Butterfly. B) Housefly. C) Buttercup. D) Housewife. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Butterfly. 55. An outdoor flame is ..... A) Newborn. B) Campfire. C) Overhead. D) Overdo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Campfire. 56. Choose the best compound noun to complete the sentence:'The ..... were full of books.' A) Book-shelfs. B) Book shelf. C) Bookshelf. D) Bookshelves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bookshelves. 57. 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. 58. In the garden, I see a tall ..... A) Pancake. B) Sunflower. C) Blueberry. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sunflower. 59. Have your parents ever complained about your ..... ? A) Hairstyle. B) Household. C) Junkfood. D) Footsteps. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hairstyle. 60. I bought a large ..... for my pet to swim in. A) Blindfold. B) Loudspeaker. C) Railroad. D) Fishbowl. 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