| WHAT IS COMPOUND WORD? |
When two different words are combined or linked together to make a new word, a Compound Word is formed. Here two unique words are applied together to make a new meaning. Two different ideas are skillfully combined in one word.
……..e.g. sunshine
……………notebook
……………weekend
……………bookmark
……………homework
……………call back
……………living room
……………one-third
……………mother-in-law
……………one-sided etc.
| TYPES OF COMPOUND WORDS |
OPEN COMPOUNDS
CLOSED COMPOUNDS
HYPHENATED COMPOUNDS
| OPEN COMPOUNDS |
Open Compounds are written as two separate words but said together as one word with its own meaning. They are always made up of two or more words that are written separately, using a space between them.
| High School | Love Letter |
| Dining Table | Real Estate |
| Key Board | Fine Art |
| Help Desk | Age Group |
| Put Together | Living Room |
| Blood Bank |
Air Force |
| Seat Belt |
Cell Phone |
| Racing Car |
Human Being |
| Table Tennis |
Goal Keeper |
| Hair Cutting |
Traffic Jam |
| Crescent Moon | Raw Material |
| Scorching Sun | Software Engineer |
| Piping Hot | Playing Cards |
| Murder Case | Pillow Cover |
| Bank Manager | Beauty Parlour |
| Game Changer | Detergent Powder |
| New Moon | Corn Flakes |
| Flour Mill | Carom Board |
| Barbie Doll | Rocking Horse |
| Final Score | Ceiling Fan |
| Bus Station | Drying line |
| Ticket Collector | World Cup |
| Police Officer | Pressure Cooker |
| Wedding Gown | Hair Belt |
| Cricket Player | Teddy Bear |
| Taste Maker | Nails Clipper |
| Vacuum Cleaner | Best Friend |
| Public Sector | Exam Form |
| WhatApp Messenger | Water Heater |
| Washing Machine | Motor skills |
| Main Course | Work Profile |
| Family Restaurant | Mixer Grinder |
| Bell Pepper | Concentration Camp |
| Born Fool | Air Cooler |
| Skipping Rope |
| CLOSED COMPOUNDS |
Closed Compounds are formed when two particular words are joined together. They are always linked or united with two unique words, without using a space between them.
| Fashlight | Rainfall |
| Classmate | Moonlight |
| Daydream | Feedback |
| Helpline | Birthday |
| Firework | Mailbox |
| Pineapple |
Milestone |
| Sunset |
Notepad |
| Starfish |
Kingfisher |
| Brainwash |
Walkout |
| Cowboy |
Bookstore |
| Sunlight | Standby |
| Shopkeeper | Clipboard |
| Taskbar | Deadline |
| Headline | Flashcard |
| Jellyfish | Snowman |
| Hailstorm | Swimsuit |
| Fishpond | Playground |
| Teapot | Postman |
| Classroom | Raincoat |
| Housewife | Snowfall |
| Masterpiece | Homemade |
| Backlash | Blackboard |
| Milkman | Backlog |
| Brainstorm | Sunrise |
| Overcoat | Showman |
| Milkmaid | Ballroom |
| Namesake | Playboy |
| Torchlight | Benchmark |
| Raindrop | Churchyard |
| Bloodshed | Manpower |
| Toolbar | Gateway |
| Courtyard | Armchair |
| Layout | Moonlit |
| Yardstick | Wardrobe |
| Gumboot |
| HYPHENATED COMPOUNDS |
Hyphenated Compounds are formed by using a hyphen. Two or more than two words are systematically connected with hyphen, to prevent ambiguity or uncertainty.
| Well-being | On-site |
| Mind-blowing | Self-respect |
| New-age | Long-term |
| Merry-go-round | Father-in-law |
| Runner-up | Well-being |
| In-depth |
South-east |
| Up-to-date | Editor-in-chief |
| Check-in |
Sign-off |
| Bad-tempered |
Worn-out |
| Build-up |
Part-time |
| Black-out | Torn-out |
| Easy-going | Pitter-patter |
| Ill-tempered | Three-fold |
| Sound-proof | Twenty-two |
| Late-comer | Newly-weds |
| Age-old | Happy-go-lucky |
| Facial-kit | Full-time |
| Grand-father | State-of-the-art |
| Stick-in-the-mud | Far-off |
| Over-time | Red-handed |
| Short-lived | Water-logged |
| Tongue-tied | Red-carpet |
| Curtain-raiser | House-warming |
| Sweetly-tuned | Awe-inspiring |
| Chicken-pox | Soft-spoken |
| Tender-hearted | Empty-headed |
| Hydra-headed | Feeble-minded |
| Law-abiding | Bed-room |
| On-duty | Pandora-box |
| In-charge | Argus-eyed |
| Back-bencher | Man-eating |
| High-tech | Pollution-free |
| Mind-boggling | Mind-mapping |
| Ever-increasing | Blood-curdling |
| Mouth-watering | Wash-basin |
| Cloak-room |
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