Tamilnadu State Board Class 10 English Vocabulary Compound Words
♦ Compound Words (Text Book Page No.: 99-100)
A compound word is a combination of two or more words that a function is a single unit of meaning. There are three types of compound:
- Closed compound words are formed when two unique words are joined together, e.g. flowerpots.
- Open compound words have a space between the words, but when they are read together, a new meaning is formed,
E.g: living room. - Hyphenated compound words are connected by a hyphen, e.g brother-in-law.
Read these sentences :
- Beyond the iron gates were the playing field and the two-storeyed school building.
- The owner of the tea shop, now over sixty, a little fustic in appearance, with his white neatly-combed hair and clean look, was the same as before.
- His nerves seemed overwrought for some reason. The words in italics are Compound words
By Formation:
1. Compound Nouns:
Type | Word 1 | Word 2 | Compound Word |
1. Noun + Noun | moon | light | moonlight |
chess | board | chess-board | |
shoe | maker | shoemaker | |
man | servant | manservant | |
2. Adjective + Noun | sweet | heart | sweetheart |
noble | man | nobleman | |
short | hand | shorthand | |
black | board | blackboard | |
3. Verb + Noun | pick | pickpocket | |
play | ground | playground | |
hang | man | hangman | |
dare | devil | daredevil | |
4. Gerund + Noun | spelling | book | spelling-book |
walking | stick | walking-stick | |
drawing | room | drawing-room | |
visiting | card | visiting-card | |
5. Adverb(or Preposition) + Noun | in | side | inside |
over | coat | overcoat | |
by | path | bypath | |
off | spring | offspring | |
6. Verb + Adverb | draw | back | drawback |
lock | up | lockup | |
die | hard | diehard | |
send | off | sendoff | |
7. Adverb + Verb | out | set | outset |
up | keep | upkeep | |
out | cry | outcry | |
in | come | income |
2. Compound Adjectives:
Type | Word 1 | Word 2 | Compound Word |
1. Noun + Adjective (or Participle) | hand | made | handmade |
heart | broken | heartbroken | |
home | sick | homesick | |
sky | blue | sky blue | |
2. Adjective + Adjective | red | hot | red-hot |
blue | black | blue-black | |
white | hot | white-hot | |
dull | grey | dull-grey | |
3. Adverb + Participle | in | born | inborn |
out | spoken | outspoken | |
never | ending | never-ending | |
long | suffering | long-suffering |
3. Compound Verbs:
Type | Word 1 | Word 2 | Compound Word |
Noun + Verb | back | bite | back-bite |
type | write | type-write | |
brow | beat | brow-beat | |
ear | mark | earmark | |
Adjective + Verb | white | wash | whitewash |
safe | guard | safeguard | |
Adverb + Verb | over | throw | overthrow |
over | take | overtake | |
under | take | undertake | |
under | go | undergo |
More examples:
Word 1 | Word 2 | Compound Word |
air | port | airport |
blood | count | blood count |
blood | bank | blood bank |
blood | shed | bloodshed |
blue | cross | blue cross |
book | marks | bookmarks |
book | seller | book seller |
break | fast | break fast |
car | park | car park |
child | labour | child-labour |
child | hood | childhood |
cricket | ground | cricket ground |
cup | board | cupboard |
day | break | daybreak |
deep | fry | deep fry |
dining | table | dining table |
door | step | doorstep |
down | cast | downcast |
dry | clean | dry clean |
eye | brow | eyebrow |
fast | food | fast food |
flash | back | flashback |
fly | catcher | fly catcher |
foot | steps | foot steps |
gear | box | gearbox |
good | will | good will |
hair | cut | haircut |
hair | dresser | hairdresser |
hand | made | handmade |
hand | written | handwritten |
hand | cuff | handcuff |
hard | copy | hard copy |
hard | disk | hard disk |
head | ache | headache |
head | master | headmaster |
head | light | headlight |
ice | caps | ice caps |
in | coming | incoming |
in | sight | insight |
land | mark | landmark |
light | sensitive | light sensitive |
make | over | make over |
mdon | light | moonlight |
mouth | wash | mouthwash |
mouth | piece | mouthpiece |
night | fall | nightfall |
open | mind | open mind |
out | post | outpost |
out | come | outcome |
out | let | outlet |
out | sourcing | outsourcing |
over | draft | overdraft |
over | load | overload |
over | weight | overweight |
over | come | overcome |
radio | wave | radio wave |
radio | active | radio active |
river | bank | river bank |
river | bed | river bed |
river | side | riverside |
root | cause | root cause |
safe | guard | safeguard |
school | boy | school boy |
sea | food | seafood |
sea | shore | seashore |
sewing | machine | sewing machine |
soft | ware | software |
star | gazing | star gazing |
sun | set | sunset |
sun | rise | sunrise |
table | tennis | table tennis |
tax | free | tax-free |
tea | cup | teacup |
tea | time | tea time |
tele | pathy | telepathy |
tele | cast | telecast |
time | out | time out |
two | fold | twofold |
type | writer | typewriter |
under | value | undervalue |
under | take | undertake |
under | estimate | underestimate |
walking | stick | walking stick |
wall | clock | wall clock |
wall | paper | wallpaper |
wash | out | washout |
watch | dog | watchdog |
water | fall | waterfall |
water | mark | water mark |
well | defined | well defined |
wheel | chair | wheelchair |
white | house | white house |
whole | some | wholesome |
whole | sale | wholesale |
wind | screen | windscreen |
wind | fall | windfall |
wind | power | wind power |
world | class | world-class |
world | war | world war |
Exercises
Choose the word from the options given to form a compound word:
Question 1.
Which of the words given below can be placed after safe to form a compound word?
(a) chair
(b) guard
(c) shop
(d) van
Answer:
(b) guard
Question 2.
Which of the words given below can be placed after water to form a compound word?
(a) food
(b) stick
(c) fall
(d) out
Answer:
(c) fall
Question 3.
Which of the words given below can be placed after blue to form a compound word?
(a) cane
(b) print
(c) see
(d) land
Answer:
(b) print
Question 4.
Which of the words given below can be placed after moon to form a compound word?
(a) day
(b) light
(c) mark
(d) shine
Answer:
(b) light
Question 5.
Which of the words given below can be placed before gazing to form a compound word?
(a) goat
(b) star
(c) boy
(d) land
Answer:
(b) star
Question 6.
Which of the words given below can be placed after land to form a compound word?
(a) hood
(b) mark
(c) load
(d) drive
Answer:
(b) mark
Question 7.
Which of the words given below can be placed after soft to form a compound word?
(a) play
(b) ware
(c) run
(d) cycle
Answer:
(b) ware
Question 8.
Which of the words given below can be placed before post to form a compound word?
(a) gate
(b) out
(c) late
(d) quick
Answer:
(b) out
Question 9.
Which of the words given below can be placed after fast to form a compound word?
(a) mark
(b) port
(c) good
(d) food
Answer:
(d) food
Question 10.
Which of the words given below can be placed after hand to form a compound word?
(a) light
(b) mark
(c) write
(d) written
Answer:
(d) written
Question 11.
Which of the words given below can be placed after walking to form a compound word?
(a) pole
(b) stick
(c) belt
(d) cane
Answer:
(b) stick
Question 12.
Which of the words given below can be placed before brow to form a compound word?
(a) brown
(b) eye
(c) hair
(d) thick
Answer:
(b) eye
Question 13.
Which of the words given below can be placed after head to form a compound word?
(a) role
(b) leader
(c) manager
(d) master
Answer:
(d) master
Question 14.
Which of the words given below can be placed after sea to form a compound word?
(a) toll
(b) roar
(c) thunder
(d) food
Answer:
(d) food
Question 15.
Which of the words given below can be placed after air to form a compound word?
(a) sea
(b) port
(c) pool
(d) loom
Answer:
(b) port
Question 16.
Which of the words given below can be placed before power to form a compound word?
(a) head
(b) house
(c) horse
(d) mute
Answer:
(c) horse
Question 17.
Which of the words given below can be placed after child to form a compound word?
(a) ship
(b) hood
(c) law
(d) game
Answer:
(b) hood
Question 18.
Which of the words given below can be placed after a break to form a compound word?
(a) car
(b) fast
(c) house
(d) stone
Answer:
(b) fast
Question 19.
Which of the words given below can be placed after car to form a compound word?
(a) street
(b) park
(c) house
(d) top
Answer:
(b) park
Question 20.
Which of the words given below can be placed after cricket to form a compound word?
(a) field
(b) court
(c) ground
(d) area
Answer:
(c) ground
Tamilnadu Board Class 10 English Solutions