ROADS/TRANSPORT

Exercises10.1 Find compound nouns on the previous slides connected with each ofthese topics.

credit cardIncome tax

cash machine

dishwasher washing machine

frying pan

bus driver postman

babysitter

traffic lightstraffic jam

bus stop

T-shirt sunglasses

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10.2 Complete each sentence with a suitable compound noun from theprevious slides.

1 We booked our holiday through a __________2 I'm sorry I'm late. There was a terrible

__________ on the motorway. 3 Humphrey Bogart was a famous ________ in

the 1940s and 50s. 4 The __________ were red but he still didn't

stop. 5 When I got to the dentist, I had to sit in the

__________ for 40 minutes. 6 Mary wanted to go out, but she couldn't find a

__________ for the children.

travel agent

traffic jamfilm star

traffic lights

waiting room

babysitter

7 When I'm driving I always wear __________ ifit's very bright and sunny.

8 Most people have to pay __________ on theirsalary; the more you earn, the more you pay.

9 I washed my hair; then I discovered that the__________ wasn't working.

10 We waited at the __________ for 20 minutes, then three arrived at the same time.

11 My brother loves __________ , but I neverread stuff like that about the future.

12 Your jeans were dirty so I put them in the_______________ with mine.

sunglasses

income tax

hair dryer

bus stop

science fiction

washing machine

10.3 Take one word (the first part or the second part) from each compound andcreate a new compound. Examples brother-in-law mother-in-law

postbox post office

1 dining room

2 film star

3 credit card

4 toothpaste

5 traffic lights

6 sunglasses

7 hair dryer

8 boyfriend

• Living room, waiting room, bedroom, bathroom, classroom.

• Pop star, rock star, film actor, film director.

• Birthday card, postcard, Christmas card, phone card.

• Toothbrush, toothpaste, toothpick.• Traffic jam, traffic warden, street

lights.• Sunshine, suntan, sunshade,

sunburn.• Haircut, hairdresser, hairstyle,

tumble dryer.• Girlfriend, pen friend, school friend

1 dining room

2 film star

3 credit card

4 toothpaste

5 traffic lights

6 sunglasses

7 hair dryer

8 boyfriend

1 dining room

2 film star

3 credit card

4 toothpaste

5 traffic lights

6 sunglasses

7 hair dryer

8 boyfriend