TWO-WORD NOUNS

EXERCISES

1. Put the letters into the correct order to make words. Write them in front of 1–8 to make compound nouns.
gpniposh stop tenterin lepoic
hestolc gimmswin rutyesci traptenmed

1 ___________ café
2 ___________ store
3 ___________ pool
4 ___________ shop
5 ___________ centre
6 ___________ office
7 ___________ officer
8 ___________ guard

2. Match 1-8 with a-h to make two-word nouns
1. security
2. police
3. post
4. shopping
5. clothes
6. swimming
7. department
8. internet

a. office
b. shop
c. guard
d. pool
e. store
f. officer
g. café
h. centre

3. Find the word. Use the two-word nouns from exercise 2
a) He catches criminals ________________
b)She tries to stop thieves stealing from shops _________________
c) You can buy jeans, skirts, shirts, etc. here ___________________
d) You buy stamps here ________________
e) You can send emails here _______________
f) A large shop where you buy lots of different things ________________
g) There are lots of different shops here ____________________