Compound Noun List
afterbirth |
dishwasher |
heartbeat |
saltwater |
aftermath |
doorbell |
highway |
saucepan |
aircraft |
downfall |
homework |
sawdust |
airfield |
downpour |
honeymoon |
screenplay |
airmail |
drawback |
horsepower |
screwdriver |
armchair |
dressmaker |
housework |
seashell |
armpit |
driveway |
jellyfish |
seaweed |
background |
drugstore |
jigsaw |
shellfish |
backlash |
drumstick |
keyboard |
shoplifter |
backlog |
eardrum |
kneecap |
shorthand |
backside |
earphone |
ladybug |
shotgun |
bandwagon |
earring |
leftovers |
sickbed |
bankbook |
earthworm |
letterhead |
sideburns |
banknote |
earwig |
lighthouse |
sidekick |
barman |
egghead |
lipstick |
sidewalk |
baseball |
eyelid |
loophole |
silkworm |
bathroom |
eyewitness |
lovebird |
skullcap |
bedspread |
farmhouse |
mailbox |
skyscraper |
bedtime |
fatherhood |
manhunt |
slaughterhouse |
billboard |
feedback |
mastermind |
sleepwalking |
blackbird |
fingernail |
middleman |
snowball |
blacklist |
fingerprint |
neighborhood |
snowfall |
bulldog |
firearm |
network |
softball |
bullfight |
firefly |
newsletter |
songbird |
catfish |
firewood |
newspaper |
soundtrack |
chairman |
fishbowl |
nightclub |
spaceship |
cheapskate |
floodlight |
nightmare |
sportsman |
checkup |
footnote |
notebook |
spotlight |
chopstick |
footprint |
outlook |
stalemate |
clockwork |
freeway |
overcoat |
stepchild |
clotheshorse |
foretaste |
overseas |
stopwatch |
clothesline |
fruitcake |
overtime |
strongbox |
copycat |
gatecrasher |
painkiller |
suitcase |
copyright |
ghostwriter |
pancake |
summertime |
cornerstone |
godfather |
paperback |
sunspot |
countdown |
goldfish |
passport |
sweetheart |
countryside |
greenhouse |
password |
swordfish |
courthouse |
guidebook |
penknife |
tablespoon |
courtyard |
guideline |
pickpocket |
teardrop |
cowboy |
gunfire |
pigtail |
teaspoon |
crackdown |
gunpowder |
pocketknife |
toadstool |
crossroad |
hairdresser |
quicksand |
toothpick |
cutback |
handbag |
racehorse |
tugboat |
daybreak |
handshake |
rainbow |
watchdog |
daytime |
handwriting |
rattlesnake |
wheelchair |
deadline |
headlight |
roadrunner |
windpipe |
deadlock |
headquarters |
runway |
wiretap |
Notes:
1. Choose 12 of the compound nouns above and use them to create your own set of cards for the game What's the Word? (2).
2. To print out cards that you can write the compund nouns onto, print our Card Set Template 1.
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