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Compound Words in English - Explanation and Examples

What are Compound Words?

Compound words are formed by joining two or more words  to create a new word which may have a different, new meaning.


Types of Compound Words

There are three types of compound words.

Closed Compound words:
    These words are formed with different words but written as a single word. 

Open Compound words: 
    These words are formed with different words but written with a space in between. 

Hyphenated Compound words: 
    These words are formed when separate words are joined together by a hyphen.




Examples:-

Noun + Noun

News + paper = Newspaper

Basket + ball = Basketball

Eye + ball = Eyeball

Sea + shore = Seashore

Key + board = Keyboard

Gerund + Noun

Swimming + pool = Swimming pool

Visiting + card = visiting card

Living + room = Living room

Working + day = Working day

Waiting + list = Waiting list

Noun + Verb

Back + bite = backbite

Type + write = Typewrite

Head + line = Headline

Photo + shoot = Photoshoot 

Earth + quake = Earthquake 


More examples..


Match + box = Matchbox 

Air + port = Airport

Blood + bank = Blood bank

Pop + corn = Popcorn 

Sky + blue = Skyblue

Hair + cut = Haircut

Book + mark = Bookmark 

Sewing + machine = Sewing machine 

Soft + ware = Software

Sun + light = Sunlight 

Safe + guard = Safeguard 

Blue + print = Blueprint 

Water + fall = Waterfall 






 

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